The world's most endangered storks, ibises, herons, and allies
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species evaluates the conservation status of plant and animal species. The list is based on scientific assessment of an organism's status by experts.
Conservation status of the world's storks, ibises, herons, and allies
Species comprising the chart above include:
| Family | Scientific name | Common name(s) | Red List status | Population trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDEIDAE | Ixobrychus novaezelandiae | Black-backed Bittern, New Zealand Bittern, New Zealand Little Bittern | EX | |
| ARDEIDAE | Nycticorax duboisi | Reunion Night-heron, Réunion Night-Heron | EX | |
| ARDEIDAE | Nycticorax mauritianus | Mauritius Night-heron, Mauritius Night-Heron | EX | |
| ARDEIDAE | Nycticorax megacephalus | Rodrigues Night-heron, Rodrigues Night-Heron | EX | |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Threskiornis solitarius | Réunion Flightless Ibis, Reunion Ibis, Réunion Ibis, Réunion Solitaire | EX | |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardea insignis | Imperial Heron, White-bellied Heron | CR | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Bostrychia bocagei | Dwarf Olive Ibis, Sao Tome Ibis | CR | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Geronticus eremita | Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, Northern Bald Ibis, Waldrapp | CR | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Pseudibis davisoni | Black Ibis, White-shouldered Ibis | CR | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Thaumatibis gigantea | Giant Ibis | CR | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardea humbloti | Humblot's Heron, Madagascar Heron | EN | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardeola idae | Madagascar Pond-heron, Madagascar Pond-Heron, Madagascar Squacco Heron, Malagasy Pond Heron | EN | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Botaurus poiciloptilus | Australasian Bittern | EN | decreasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Ciconia boyciana | Japanese White Stork, Oriental Stork, Oriental White Stork | EN | decreasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Ciconia stormi | Storm's Stork | EN | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Gorsachius goisagi | Japanese Night-heron, Japanese Night Heron, Japanese Night-Heron | EN | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Gorsachius magnificus | White-eared Night-heron, White-eared Night Heron, White-eared Night-Heron | EN | decreasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Leptoptilos dubius | Greater Adjutant | EN | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Nipponia nippon | Asian Crested Ibis, Crested Ibis, Japanese Crested Ibis | EN | increasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Platalea minor | Black-faced Spoonbill | EN | stable |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Threskiornis bernieri | Madagascar Sacred Ibis | EN | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Agamia agami | Agami Heron | VU | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Egretta eulophotes | Chinese Egret | VU | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Egretta vinaceigula | Slaty Egret | VU | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Geronticus calvus | Bald Ibis, Southern Bald Ibis | VU | decreasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Leptoptilos javanicus | Lesser Adjutant | VU | decreasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Mycteria cinerea | Milky Stork | VU | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Egretta rufescens | Reddish Egret | NT | increasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus | Black-necked Stork | NT | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Lophotibis cristata | Madagascar Crested Ibis, Madagascar Ibis, White-winged Ibis | NT | decreasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Mycteria leucocephala | Painted Stork | NT | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Threskiornis melanocephalus | Black-headed Ibis | NT | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Zebrilus undulatus | Zigzag Heron | NT | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Zonerodius heliosylus | Forest Bittern | NT | decreasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Anastomus lamelligerus | African Openbill, Openbill Stork | LC | decreasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Anastomus oscitans | Asian Openbill | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardea cinerea | Gray Heron, Grey Heron | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardea cocoi | Cocoi Heron | LC | increasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardea goliath | Goliath Heron | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron | LC | increasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardea melanocephala | Black-headed Heron | LC | increasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardea pacifica | Pacific Heron, White-necked Heron | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardea picata | Pied Heron | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardea purpurea | Purple Heron | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardea sumatrana | Great-billed Heron | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardeola bacchus | Chinese Pond-heron, Chinese Pond Heron, Chinese Pond-Heron | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardeola grayii | Indian Pond-heron, Indian Pond Heron, Indian Pond-Heron | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardeola ralloides | Common Squacco Heron, Squacco Heron | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardeola rufiventris | Rufous-bellied Heron | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Ardeola speciosa | Javan Pond-heron, Javan Pond Heron, Javan Pond-Heron | LC | unknown |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Bostrychia carunculata | Wattled Ibis | LC | unknown |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Bostrychia hagedash | Hadada, Hadada Ibis | LC | increasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Bostrychia olivacea | African Olive Ibis, Olive Ibis | LC | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Bostrychia rara | Spot-breasted Ibis | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Botaurus pinnatus | Pinnated Bittern | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Botaurus stellaris | Bittern, Common Bittern, Eurasian Bittern, Great Bittern | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | LC | increasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Butorides striata | Green-backed Heron, Striated Heron | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Butorides virescens | Green Heron | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Casmerodius albus | Great Egret, Great White Egret, Great White Heron | LC | unknown |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Cercibis oxycerca | Sharp-tailed Ibis | LC | stable |
| CICONIIDAE | Ciconia abdimii | Abdim's Stork | LC | decreasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Ciconia ciconia | White Stork | LC | increasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Ciconia episcopus | Woolly-necked Stork | LC | decreasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Ciconia maguari | Maguari Stork | LC | stable |
| CICONIIDAE | Ciconia nigra | Black Stork | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Cochlearius cochlearius | Boat-billed Heron | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Egretta ardesiaca | Black Egret, Black Heron | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Egretta caerulea | Little Blue Heron | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Egretta garzetta | Little Egret | LC | increasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Egretta gularis | Western Reef-egret, Western Reef Egret, Western Reef-Egret, Western Reef Heron, Western Reef-Heron | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Egretta novaehollandiae | White-faced Heron | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Egretta sacra | Eastern Reef Egret, Pacific Reef-egret, Pacific Reef-Egret, Pacific Reef Heron, Reef Heron | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Egretta thula | Snowy Egret | LC | increasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Egretta tricolor | Tricolored Heron, Tricoloured Heron | LC | stable |
| CICONIIDAE | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | Saddle-billed Stork | LC | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Eudocimus albus | American White Ibis, White Ibis | LC | stable |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Eudocimus ruber | Scarlet Ibis | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Gorsachius leuconotus | White-backed Night-heron, White-backed Night Heron, White-backed Night-Heron | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Gorsachius melanolophus | Malayan Night Heron, Malayan Night-Heron, Malaysian Night-heron | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | Cinnamon Bittern | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Ixobrychus eurhythmus | Schrenck's Bittern, Schrenck's Little Bittern, Schrenk's Bittern, Von Schrenck's Bittern | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Ixobrychus exilis | Least Bittern | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Ixobrychus flavicollis | Black Bittern | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Ixobrychus involucris | Stripe-backed Bittern | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Ixobrychus minutus | Little Bittern | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Ixobrychus sinensis | Yellow Bittern | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Ixobrychus sturmii | Dwarf Bittern | LC | unknown |
| CICONIIDAE | Jabiru mycteria | Jabiru | LC | unknown |
| CICONIIDAE | Leptoptilos crumeniferus | Marabou, Marabou Stork | LC | increasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Mesembrinibis cayennensis | Green Ibis | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Mesophoyx intermedia | Intermediate Egret, Yellow-billed Egret | LC | decreasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Mycteria americana | Wood Stork | LC | decreasing |
| CICONIIDAE | Mycteria ibis | Yellow-billed Stork | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Nyctanassa violacea | Yellow-crowned Night-heron, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Nycticorax caledonicus | Nankeen Night Heron, Nankeen Night-Heron, Rufous Night-heron, Rufous Night Heron, Rufous Night-Heron | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron., Night Heron | LC | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Phimosus infuscatus | Bare-faced Ibis, Whispering Ibis | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Pilherodius pileatus | Capped Heron | LC | unknown |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Platalea ajaja | Roseate Spoonbill | LC | stable |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Platalea alba | African Spoonbill | LC | stable |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Platalea flavipes | Yellow-billed Spoonbill | LC | stable |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Platalea leucorodia | Eurasian Spoonbill, European Spoonbill, Spoonbill | LC | unknown |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Platalea regia | Royal Spoonbill | LC | stable |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Plegadis chihi | White-faced Ibis | LC | increasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Plegadis falcinellus | Glossy Ibis | LC | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Plegadis ridgwayi | Puna Ibis | LC | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Pseudibis papillosa | Red-naped Ibis | LC | decreasing |
| ARDEIDAE | Syrigma sibilatrix | Whistling Heron | LC | unknown |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Theristicus caerulescens | Plumbeous Ibis | LC | stable |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Theristicus caudatus | Buff-necked Ibis | LC | stable |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Theristicus melanopis | Black-faced Ibis | LC | stable |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Threskiornis aethiopicus | African Sacred Ibis, Sacred Ibis | LC | decreasing |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Threskiornis molucca | Australian Ibis, Australian Sacred Ibis, Australian White Ibis, White Ibis | LC | stable |
| THRESKIORNITHIDAE | Threskiornis spinicollis | Straw-necked Ibis | LC | stable |
| ARDEIDAE | Tigriornis leucolopha | White-crested Bittern, White-crested Tiger-heron, White-crested Tiger Heron | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Tigrisoma fasciatum | Fasciated Tiger-heron, Fasciated Tiger Heron, Fasciated Tiger-Heron | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Tigrisoma lineatum | Rufescent Tiger-heron, Rufescent Tiger Heron, Rufescent Tiger-Heron | LC | unknown |
| ARDEIDAE | Tigrisoma mexicanum | Bare-throated Tiger-heron, Bare-throated Tiger Heron, Bare-throated Tiger-Heron | LC | unknown |
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birds-storks chart is available at here. This table and chart was last updated on August 8, 2012, based on data downloaded from the IUCN Red List site. For a species profile, click on its scientific name.
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