The world's most endangered birds
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 birds
| albatrosses, petrels, and allies | Procellariiformes |
| cranes and allies | Gruiformes |
| cuckoos and turacos | Cuculiformes |
| doves and pigeons | Columbiformes |
| falcons, eagles, hawks and allies | Falconiformes |
| flamingos | Phoenicopteriformes |
| fowl | Galliformes |
| grebes | Podicipediformes |
| gulls, button-quails, plovers and allies | Charadriiformes |
| kingfishers and allies | Coraciiformes |
| loons | Gaviiformes |
| mousebirds | Coliiformes |
| nightjars and allies | Caprimulgiformes |
| ostriches, emus, kiwis, and allies | Struthioniformes |
| owls | Strigiformes |
| parrots and allies | Psittaciformes |
| passerines | Passeriformes |
| pelicans and allies | Pelecaniformes |
| penguins | Sphenisciformes |
| storks and allies | Ciconiiformes |
| swifts and hummingbirds | Apodiformes |
| tinamous | Tinamiformes |
| trogons | Trogoniformes |
| waterfowl | Anseriformes |
| woodpeckers and allies | Piciformes |
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birds 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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