Facing extinction: the world's rarest birds and the race to save them

1. The nature of rarity and the rarity of nature

2. The distribution and causes of rarity

3. Sociable lapwing, Vanellus gregarius

4. Spoon-billed sandpiper, Eurynorhynchus pygmeus

5. Brazilian merganser, Mergus octosetaceus

6. Royal cinclodes, Cinclodes aricomae

7. Bengal florican, Houbaropsis bengalensis

8. Liben lark, Heteromirafra archeri

9. Yellow-crested cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea

10. Rarity and extinction on islands

11. Stephens Island wren, Xenicus (Traversia) lyalli

12. Tristan albatross, Diomedea dabbenena

13. Raso lark, Alauda razae

14. Po'ouli, Melamprosops phaeosoma

15. Saving the world's rarest birds

16. Kakapo, Strigops habroptila

17. Asian vultures, Gyps bengalensis, G. tenuirostris, G. indiucs

18. Philippine eagle, Pithecophaga jefferyi

19. Alagoas curassow, Mitu mitu

20. Spix's macaw, Cyanopsitta spixii

21. Madagascar pochard, Aythya innotata

22. The lost and found

23. Gurney's pitta, Pitta gurenyi

24. Forest owlet, Heteroglaux blewitti

25. Slender-billed curlew, Numenius tenuirostris, and Eskimo curlew, N. borealis

26. Rarity and extinction in the future.