Some of the most famous extinct animals of recent times have been birds–but for every Passenger Pigeon or Dodo, there’s a much bigger and much lesser-known casualty like the Elephant Bird or the Eastern Moa (and many other species remain endangered to this day). Here’s a list of 10 birds that have gone extinctunder the watch of human civilization, ranking from the Carolina Parakeet to the Eskimo Curlew.
Birds
Extinct animals in the world 