List of near threatened birds

Extinct in the wild (EW): 5 species
Critically endangered (CR): 223 species
Endangered (EN): 460 species
Vulnerable (VU): 798 species
Near threatened (NT): 1,001 species
Least concern (LC): 8,460 species
Data deficient (DD): 46 species

Avian species (IUCN, 2020-3)

10,999 extant species have been evaluated
10,947 of those are fully assessed^[a]
9,461 are not threatened at present^[b]
1,481 to 1,533 are threatened^[c]
164 to 183 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
- 159 extinct (EX) species^[d]
- 5 extinct in the wild (EW)
- 19 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]

^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
^ NT and LC.
^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species

Near threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU) status, but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or are already close to qualifying.

As of December 2020, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 1001 near threatened avian species.^[1] Of all evaluated avian species, 9.1% are listed as near threatened. No subpopulations of birds have been evaluated by the IUCN.

This is a complete list of near threatened avian species evaluated by the IUCN. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.

Penguins

Procellariiformes

Includes petrels and albatrosses.

Gruiformes

There are 18 species in the order Gruiformes assessed as near threatened.

Trumpeters

Rallids

Bustards

Parrots

There are 61 parrot species assessed as near threatened.

Cockatoos

Tanimbar corella

Psittacids

Suliformes

Pigeons and doves

Phoenicopteriformes

Pelecaniformes

("Pelican-like")

Galliformes

There are 43 species in the order Galliformes assessed as near threatened.

Cracids

Phasianids

New World quails

Northern bobwhite
Spot-breasted quail (Cyrtonyx sallei)
Venezuelan wood quail
Marbled wood quail

Struthioniformes

Bucerotiformes

Includes hornbills, hoopoe and wood hoopoes.

Accipitriformes

Accipitrids

Anseriformes

("Goose-like")

Owls

Strigidae

Charadriiformes

There are 51 species in the order Charadriiformes assessed as near threatened.

Sandpipers

Charadriids

Gulls

Other Charadriiformes species

Falconiformes

Coraciiformes

Coraciiformes includes kingfishers and bee-eaters. There are 28 species in the order Coraciiformes assessed as near threatened.

Alcedinidae

Bird-of-paradise species

Other Piciformes species

Other bird species

References

^ "IUCN Red List version 2019-3". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[1] xcludes data deficient evaluations.

[2] NT and LC.

[3] Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.

[4] Chart omits extinct (EX) species

[IUCNDATA-5] "IUCN Red List version 2019-3". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.

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Other Charadriiformes species

Other Coraciiformes species

Bird-of-paradise species

Other passerine species

Other Piciformes species

Other bird species

See also

References