A "captivating" photo of a Brazilian merganser and her ducklings won second prize in the "critically endangered or extinct in the wild" category, according to a World's Rarest Birds contest statement.
In a sign of hope for the species, recent data from Brazil suggest that the merganser's status is better than previously thought, according to BirdLife International.
(See "Bizarre Gelatinous Fish Found in Brazil.")
Published February 28, 2011
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Best Rare-Bird Pictures of 2010 Named
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