SANTA CRUZ, California, July 1 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:

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More colorful songbirds face higher extinction risk

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Key takeaways

* Colorful passerine birds are at a greater extinction risk than drab species, particularly in Indomalaya (South and Southeast Asia).