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Comprehensive life histories for all bird species and families
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    Species
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    Families
  • 1.5+ billion
    eBird Observations
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    Macaulay Library media
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    Authors

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News and Webinars

Wangi-Wangi White-eye
BOW Team November 1, 2023
Three avian taxonomy experts from eBird and Birds of the World convened for a discussion of the recent updates to the eBird/Clements checklist. The team provided an in-depth overview of the 2023 taxonomy updates and recent efforts to standardize bird taxonomy across all major global checklists.
Principe Scops-Owl
October 12, 2023
The 2023 Taxonomy Update is: COMING SOON. The annual eBird Taxonomy Update is scheduled to begin on 24 October. However, you may notice some changes to your data starting as early as 12 October.

Conservation Status

Percentages are calculated based on 11,017 species in Birds of the World.

Data provided by IUCN (2022) Red List.
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Conservation status
Least Concern
69.1%
Near Threatened
8.2%
Vulnerable
6.4%
Endangered
3.4%
Critically Endangered
1.9%
Extinct in the Wild
0.05%
Extinct
1.4%
Not Evaluated
0%
Data Deficient
0.35%
Unknown
9.1%

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