Nextinction

Ralph Steadman was born in 1936. He began his career as a cartoonist, and through the years has diversified into many creative fields. Ralph collaborated with Dr Hunter S. Thompson in the birth of 'gonzo' journalism, with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; he has illustrated classics such as Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island and Animal Farm, and written and illustrated his own books, which include Sigmund Freud, I Leonardo and The Big I Am. Steadman is also a printmaker, and has travelled the world's vineyards, culminating in his books The Grapes of Ralph, Untrodden Grapes and Still Life with Bottle.Ceri Levy is a filmmaker, who started out making music videos before moving into the world of documentaries. His works include Bananaz, a film about the inner machinations of the group Gorillaz, and the forthcoming The Bird Effect; as co-curator of the exhibition that started Ralph Steadman painting birds, Ceri is a crucial cog in the boids' creation myth.

Steadman's colourful, spiky illustrations of critically endangered birds ... a dazzling aviary of 'nearly extinct' boids. Save them all and make the ink-spattered Steadboid vert happy.

• Theory of NextinctionNextinction AwaitsThe Guano CollectorThe Science and How a Small Amount of Money Can Save a SpeciesRiffling Through Ralph's DrawersBlow Your Penny WhistleAn Explorer's TaleSpoon-billed SandpiperJavan Green MagpieTeeny SpintRed-headed VultureRock PtarmiganBig-breasted Conspicuous TitGregorian ThwacksplatUrban Council Skip ChickBlue-beaked WaddleHey Look Out!Twim Wheedle-nitBrown Minor BlackbeakSpot-tailed Neck BackMaltese MayhemBlue-beaked SplatwackSociable LapwingBlue-throated MacawTitographEdwards's PheasantThe Extinct Birds Coffee TableGreat Indian BustardPhilippine CockatooBates's WeaverBengal FloricanLesser FloricanGreater Florican'tGlowing Orange WotalotiblotOrange-beaked Ten PercenterCalifornia CondorChatham ShagRed-crowned CraneAkohekohePoo-uliMauritius Olive White-eyeNegros Bleeding-heartBogota RailOuMadagascar PochardDjibouti FrancolinLong-billed TailorbirdTaita ApalisTaita ThrushElevator WhitebillHungarian FlappaboutBlue-beaked FlybynightOrange-beaked ThrustSiberian CraneCerian CraneYellow-Bellied Training CraneSulu HornbillCerulean Paradise-flycatcherArcher's larkIsabela OrioleAraripe ManakinUluguru Bush-shrikeChinese Crested TernLong-billed TailorbirdDiving Orange SpronkJavan Green MagpieCebu FlowerpeckerBanggai CrowBlack-chinned MonarchWhite-eyed River-martinOrange NutflapStawking TitIvory-billed WoodpeckerBlack-fronted TernBlack DiverRed-beaked White AngelYellow and Pink BoobiesYellow-breasted Bluewing or BlingYellow ChairfinchBlue-beaked BlackheadRed Finch One, and Red Finch TwoYellow-beaked Blue LoomerDecorated EpauletteSwoop OwlRed-beaked DuckyBlack FlutterwotKakapoRio Branco AntbirdRio de Janeiro AntwrenStresemann's BristlefrontFringe-backed Fire-eyeRoyal CinclodesWhite-bellied CinclodesAntioquia (or Urrao) AntpittaBrazilian BluelidMottled CornfordSlender-billed CurlewCrested ShelduckJerdon's CourserGiant IbisJavan LapwingKittlitz's MurreletElegant SunbirdM. RueckRueck's Blue-flycatcherCebu FlowerpeckerZapata RailCuban Spotted RailYellow-beaked Red-legged BluetPuccini FriskFlightless BoidWaved AlbatrossIndian Yellow-nosed AlbatrossStreak-breasted BulbulWhite-spectacled Bulbul (or is it?)Black-hooded CoucalWoodlarkOllieblotTuamotu KingfisherMarquesan KingfisherNorthern Rockhopper Penguin(Blotted) Galápagos PenguinErect-crested PenguinTurkish Umdan-gonderildi ChickCuban KiteForest OwletGrey-breasted ParakeetGreen-beaked Red SpottoFractured DawnTurtle DoveNightingaleOuUa Pou MonarchFatuhiva MonarchWhite-throated FlowerpeckerLoose-crested Aaooha-ho-haBlack StiltSapphire-bellied HummingbirdBlack-breasted PufflegTurquoise-throated PufflegColourful PufflegDusky Starfrontlet/Glittering StarfrontletGorgeted PuffletPiping PloverGrand Comoro DrongoCozumel ThrasherAntioquia Brush-finchStarry Owlet-nightjarIndigo-winged ParrotBrown-backed ParrotletRed-fronted MacawBlue-eyed Ground-doveLet Them Eat BirdPink-headed DuckWhite-headed DuckBaer's PochardDaft DuckBahama Oriole Cozumel ThrasherBachman's WarblerMontserrat OrioleFuerteventura StonechatGlaucous MacawRusset-bellied SpinetailBanggai CrowBlue-throated MacawBlue-eyed Ground-doveOrange-beaked Spotted Bald Emulsion CootflakeBlue Orange-beak Pip LeakOoshut DoorbangMadagascar Red OwlNicobar Scops-owlBeck's PetrelMagenta PetrelNew Zealand Storm-petrelFiji PetrelGalápagos PetrelGuadalupe Storm-petrelJamaica PetrelMascarene PetrelLaysan DuckBalearic ShearwaterBasket CaseUnsociable LeftwingHooded GrebePernambuco Pygmy-owlEskimo CurlewExploded Red-headed VultureMedium Tree-finchMangrove FinchTired Splatter FinchRougie BabySpix's MacawAll for the Glorious TwelfthHouse SparrowBali StarlingBlack-winged StarlingPhilippine EagleChristmas Island FrigatebirdDwarf Olive IbisIndian VultureLiben LarkRaso LarkTweeterSpeckled BlackRainbow Lorikeet