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Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow
Markham's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma markhami
White-tailed Iora Aegithina nigrolutea
Cocos Cuckoo Coccyzus ferrugineus
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis
White-backed Black-Tit Melaniparus leuconotus
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
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Latest updates
Lesser Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus humilis
Full Revision
Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus
African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii
Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
Imperial Woodpecker Campephilus imperialis
Full Revision
Nicobar Bulbul Hypsipetes nicobariensis
Full Revision
Gray Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor
Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow
Full RevisionNews
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Conservation Status
Percentages are calculated based on 10,721 species in Birds of the World.
Data provided by IUCN Red List.
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| Least Concern |
69.6%
|
|---|---|
| Near Threatened |
8.5%
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| Vulnerable |
6.9%
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| Endangered |
4%
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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 |
7.1%
|
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