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This is a complete list of critically endangered avian species evaluated by the IUCN. Species considered possibly extinct by the IUCN are marked as such. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct.
Lists of IUCN Red List endangered species; List of least concern birds; List of near threatened birds; List of vulnerable birds; List of critically endangered birds; List of extinct bird species since 1500; List of data deficient birds
If it is not extinct, this species is certainly very rare, but the ongoing civil war prevents comprehensive surveys. Norfolk ground dove, Pampusana norfolciensis (Norfolk Island, Southwest Pacific, c. 1800) Tanna ground dove, Pampusana ferruginea (Tanna, Vanuatu, late 18th or 19th century) Only known from descriptions of two now-lost specimens.
The World Center for Birds of Prey is one of the few places in the world where you can see a California condor, the largest bird in North America. Some of the world’s rarest birds are being ...
British Ornithologists' Union (2017) The British List: A Checklist of Birds of Britain (9th edition). Ibis 160: 190-240. Irish Rare Birds Committee (2015) The Irish list as on 31 December 2015; Overzicht van alle vogels waargenomen in Nederland, Dutch Avifauna.nl; Belgian Rare Birds Committee (2014) Belgian official checklist
For species found in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the list are those of the AOS, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North and Middle American birds.
The proposal to change the names of roughly 150 bird species from across North America is ruffling feathers among ornithologists and other bird lovers as a simmering debate grows increasingly heated.