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Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
White-cheeked Barbet Psilopogon viridis
Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
Schalow's Turaco Tauraco schalowi
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Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
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Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata
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Rufous-bellied Swallow Cecropis badia
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Russet-naped Wood-Rail Aramides albiventris
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Black-and-crimson Oriole Oriolus cruentus
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Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides
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Abyssinian Wheatear Oenanthe lugubris
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Ridgway's Hawk Buteo ridgwayi
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Austral Canastero Asthenes anthoides
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Eurasian Blackcap used to be a scarce wintering bird in the UK and Ireland, but the occurrence of overwintering Blackcaps has increased along with the popularity of bird feeding. These birds migrate from central Europe, in which has become a new migration route to spend the winter near the artificial feeding stations.
Most of us feel soothed and relaxed when walking through nature. One of the reasons is because listening to birdsong produces stress relief, and a feeling of pleasure or well-being, which directly affects our health.
Conservation Status
Percentages are calculated based on 10,721 species in Birds of the World.
Data provided by IUCN (2020) Red List.
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| Least Concern |
68.5%
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|---|---|
| Near Threatened |
8.4%
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| Vulnerable |
6.8%
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| Endangered |
3.8%
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| Critically Endangered |
1.9%
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| Extinct in the Wild |
0%
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| Extinct |
1.4%
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| Not Evaluated |
0%
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| Data Deficient |
0.4%
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| Unknown |
8.8%
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