Bird species once only found in captivity lays first wild eggs in 40 years

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 eggs from the species in approximately 40 years.

Sihek birds in the wild. (Courtesy: Martin Kastner)

Nine Sihek (also known as Guam kingfishers) were released at the Nature Conservancy's Palmyra Atoll Preserve in September 2024 by the Sihek Recovery Program, a collection of conservationists...