we know of 9000 different species of birds. many of them are not in danger any more - because they are extinct. but a thousand species are disappearing fast. this family of birds is in more danger than any other family. their habitats - the trees - are disappearing. many people want to buy one of these beautiful birds and have it in their home. but when hunters take wild parrots from their habitats for this, 20 per cent of the birds die before they arrive in the shops. today there are no spix's macaws in braxil, because hunters took them all. you can only see this beautiful blue-grey bird in zoos now.