Vanquished immortalizes extinct avian species including Spix's Macaws, vermillion flycatchers, passenger pigeons, Carolina parakeets, imperial and ivory- billed woodpeckers, Bachman's warblers, slender-billed curlews, labrador ducks and bridled white-eyes. The painting draws attention to the negative impact on the birds when we develop the land that is their natural habitat and poison their water and food sources.