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CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A rare Sihek chick has hatched at the Cincinnati Zoo. The Cincinnati Zoo is one of about two dozen ...
The Cincinnati Zoo has welcomed its first new Guam Kingfisher, or Sihek, chick of 2025. This chick will be part of a long ...
Nine endangered Guam birds, locally called sihek or Guam kingfisher, made an historic flight from their hatch location at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, to their temporary home on ...
Just a little while ago, our Islan Guåhan celebrated Easter, a time filled with the spirit of renewal and hope. Beautifully, ...
Thanks to years of dedication and the steadfast efforts of the Sihek Recovery Program team, Guam kingfishers have been reintroduced to the wild—not yet in Guam itself, but on Palmyra Atoll ...
Some good news from the Palmyra Atoll: following its successful release back into the wild in 2024, the sihek – also known as the Guam kingfisher – has laid its first eggs in the wild in ...
A bird once declared extinct in the wild has just laid eggs in Hawaii. The sihek, also known as the Guam kingfisher, has a striking burnt orange breast, electric blue wings, and a sharp beak.
HONOLULU (KHON) – The Sihek bird, an endangered animal recently returned to the wild, has laid eggs on their new home at Palmyra Atoll, an island in the Pacific. The eggs mark the first wild ...
The Guam kingfisher, also known as Sihek, was last seen in the wild in 1988. It was decimated by the brown tree snake, which was accidentally introduced to Guam in the 1940s. Realizing that the ...
Nature Conservancy reports nine young sihek - also known as Guam kingfishers - were released at the organisation's Palmyra Atoll Preserve in September 2024 by the Sihek Recovery Program. Palmyra Atoll ...