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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%
|
|---|---|
| Near Threatened |
8.4%
|
| Vulnerable |
6.8%
|
| Endangered |
3.8%
|
| Critically Endangered |
1.9%
|
| Extinct in the Wild |
0%
|
| Extinct |
1.4%
|
| Not Evaluated |
0%
|
| Data Deficient |
0.4%
|
| Unknown |
8.8%
|
Birds of the World is a powerful resource that brings deep, scholarly content from four celebrated works of ornithology into a single platform where biologists and birders can find comprehensive life history information on birds. Every bird has a story. Discover them all with Birds of the World.
