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Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
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Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsis
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Long-tailed Woodcreeper
Deconychura longicauda
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Macleay's Honeyeater
Xanthotis macleayanus
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Ainley's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates cheimomnestes
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White-throated Hawk
Buteo albigula
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Magellanic Tapaculo
Scytalopus magellanicus
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Orange-bellied Leafbird
Chloropsis hardwickii
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Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
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Peter Pyle has spent his career trying to understand and document bird molts and plumages. In this webinar, Peter will present a crash course in molt and discuss the many things one can learn from its close examination.
In this all-new, comprehensive review for Birds of the World, authors Tomás Rivas-Fuenzalida, Juan Manuel Grande, Sebastián Kohn, Félix Hernán Vargas and Santiago Zuluaga Castañeda update the status of knowledge of the species, including unpublished information and works in preparation.
Conservation Status
Percentages are calculated based on 10,906 species in Birds of the World.
Data provided by IUCN (2022) Red List.
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| Least Concern |
69.2%
|
|---|---|
| Near Threatened |
8.3%
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| Vulnerable |
6.5%
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| Endangered |
3.5%
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| Critically Endangered |
1.9%
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| Extinct in the Wild |
0.05%
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| Extinct |
1.4%
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| Not Evaluated |
0%
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| Data Deficient |
0.36%
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| Unknown |
8.6%
|
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