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Pompadour Cotinga Xipholena punicea
Bahama Oriole Icterus northropi
Nuthatch-Vanga Hypositta corallirostris
Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant Anairetes flavirostris
White-headed Woodpecker Dryobates albolarvatus
Malabar Gray Hornbill Ocyceros griseus
Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens
Sangkar White-eye Zosterops melanurus
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White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius
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White-winged Black-Tyrant Knipolegus aterrimus
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Buff-vented Bulbul Iole crypta
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Elegant Quail Callipepla douglasii
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Peruvian Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides garnotii
Bahama Oriole Icterus northropi
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Waterfowl taxonomy is notoriously challenging, in part owing to morphological similarities between and within groups that can obscure patterns of divergence (Mowbray et al. 2020).
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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