The large birds are known to feed on scraps of meat left behind by hunters.
Over the course of many millennia, great numbers of large birds, reptiles, insects, and plants drifted or flew in to create its fragile and unique flora and fauna.
During this time mammals, along with some large flightless birds, did take over.
Species of beach-nesting terns and gulls, beach-nesting shorebirds, large wading birds, marsh birds and ocean-dwelling birds are also at risk, along with migratory shorebirds and songbirds, the Initiative said.
" In light of the large numbers of birds he expects to return to the island over time, he believes it is an "acceptable price to pay.
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At one point during the tour, our tour guide stopped his Jeep in the middle of a grassy field and pointed to his left at a group of what appeared to be about 25 to 30 large, white birds who were feeding in a marsh.
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Dr Jakob Vinther, of the University of Bristol, agrees: "The fact they were having a diverse diet of both small and large dinosaurs and primitive birds could suggest that they were not specialist predators but more likely a scavenger - a sort of vulture".
The large grey-feathered birds, known for the bright red skin above their eyes, a loud trilling call that can be heard up to a mile away, and a wingspan of up to 7ft, travel around 350 miles a day from Texas, Oklahoma or Mexico to stop in Nebraska on their way to their breeding grounds, which are spread across the northern United States and Canada.
The plans will see the current farmhouse almost double in size along with the conversion of a stable block for staff accommodation, the creation of a pond and the erection of large hack pens where the birds learn to fly.
Those areas seem to have a combination of factors that include the right kinds of virus-carrying mosquitoes and birds, along with large numbers of people who can be infected, Nasci said.
Patterns of species diversity are biased: they are based on the species we know about, which tend to be large, visible animals like butterflies, birds and mammals.
It has some of the highest cliffs in Europe, which have large colonies of rare and endangered species of birds.
Environmentalists treasure Plum Island as a home to rare plants, a site where seals rest on rocks in large numbers, a stopover point for migratory birds and a habitat for endangered species like the roseate tern.
Researchers believe its short arms and large claw show how bird-like dinosaurs evolved independently of birds.
Large sections of beaches are fenced off for months to safeguard the birds' nests.
The Marine Conservation Society says harvesting whitebait in large quantities reduces food supplies for other species - such as marine birds - in the food chain.
The bigger problem: Despite being the cleanest energy available, some environmental groups object to large wind turbines spoiling the landscape, as well as the impact on migrating birds.
The Ouse Washes includes a large floodplain which is looked after by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and provides a habitat for the Bewick's swan and whooper swan and wintering birds of prey, including the hen harrier, merlin, peregrine falcon and short-eared owl.
The code, which applied during winter when birds migrated and worms were breeding, still allowed bait-digging on large parts of the rivers.
Both birds, the Peruvian warbling antbird and the yellow-breasted warbling antbird, belong to the same large family.
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