A State of the worlds birds report

Critically Endangered birds: a global audit

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Critically Endangered birds: a global audit

IUCN Red List status for (a) all birds, (b) globally threatened birds

a
Data Deficient 66 (<1%) Threatened 1,226 (12%) Least Concern 7,729 (78%)

Extinct in the Wild 4 (<1%) Critically Endangered 190 (15%)

Near Threatened 835 (8%) Vulnerable 669 (50%)

Endangered 363 (30%)

Number of species 10 15 20 25 30 0 Brazil USA Indonesia India Philippines Colombia Mexico New Zealand Thailand China Bangladesh Cambodia Ecuador Malaysia Myanmar Peru Vietnam Argentina Nepal French Polynesia Laos Paraguay Chile Iran Japan N Mariana Islands Pakistan Russia Uruguay 5

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The top countries holding the most Critically Endangered bird species

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Important Bird Areas identified for Critically Endangered bird species

Sites marked in red support more than one Critically Endangered species: the high density of such sites in South and South-East Asia reflect the distribution of several broad-ranging Critically Endangered vulture species which co-occur at many IBAs in these regions. IBAs are still being identified for Critically Endangered birds in New Zealand, French Polynesia, Northern Mariana Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.

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Most Critically Endangered species are in decline, while some await discovery

Increasing 11 (6%) Stable/fluctuatin g 9 (5%)

Possibly Extinct 15 (8%) No known population 30 (16%)

Decreasing 125 (66%)

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The threats facing Critically Endangered species

140 120 Number of species 100 80 60 40 20 0

Agriculture Invasive species Logging Hunting Residential & Climate Pollution Human Energy Change in Water TransportationFisheries & trapping commercial change & intrusions & production fire regimemanagement & service development weather disturbance & mining corridors

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The number of Critically Endangered birds threatened by different types of invasive alien species
80

Number of species

60

40

20

Mammal

Plant

Disease

Bird

Invertebrate Reptile

Fish

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Number of Critically Endangered species impacted in different ways by climate change

35 30
Unknown impact Low impact High/medium impact

Number of species

25

20 15

10

Storms / floods

Droughts

Habitat shifts & alteration

Temperature extremes

Other impacts

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Priority conservation actions needed for Critically Endangered species

50 40 % species 30 20 10 0
Site/area Site/area Awareness- Invasive protectionmanagement raising & species communicationscontrol Species Habitat recovery restoratio n Captive Reintroduction National Habitat breeding legislatio protection n

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The implementation of priority actions for Critically Endangered species during 20042008

No implementation 23 (12%)

Partial implementation 40 (12%)

Ongoing implementation 127 (67%)

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The benefit to populations of Critically Endangered species of priority actions implemented during 20042008

No action implemented 23 (12%)

Some direct benefit 63 (26%)

No direct benefit yet 50 (26%)

Significant direct benefit 54 (28%)

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Population trends of four recovering species

400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 1958 2003

Black Robin Rarotonga Monarch Mauritius Parakeet Seychelles Magpie-robin

Number of individuals

1963 2008

1968

1973

1978 Year

1983

1988

1993

1998