What's new (2009)
 Chris Kelly
Spoon-billed Sandpiper was uplisted to Critically Endangered in the 2008 IUCN Red List update
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BirdLife International’s 2009 update of the IUCN Red List for birds follows the publication in 2008 of Threatened Birds of the World when all the world’s birds were comprehensively assessed against the IUCN Red List criteria. In 2009 a total of 9,998 species are recognised by BirdLife with the status of 103 species discussed on the Globally Threatened Bird discussion forums on BirdLife's website, resulting in the IUCN Red List category being revised for 55 species. In addition, a number of taxonomic changes were incorporated. The table below gives the totals in each IUCN Red List category since 2000. The relatively small net changes to the totals mask the fact that 226 species moved between categories in 2000-2004, 99 species in 2004-2005, 150 in 2005-2006, 81 in 2006-2007, 147 in 2007-2008 and 78 in 2008-2009 (see below). These include category revisions owing to improved knowledge and taxonomic changes, as well as genuine changes in status. Therefore, it is difficult to interpret the changes in absolute totals. Instead, it is better to examine trends in the Red List Index, which shows graphically the net changes to the overall projected extinction risk of the world’s birds from 1988 to 2008
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|
Category |
2000 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Extinct |
128 |
129 |
131 |
135 |
135 |
134 |
133 |
|
Extinct in the Wild |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
Critically Endangered |
182 |
179 |
179 |
181 (16) |
189 (15) |
190 (15) |
192 (15) |
|
Endangered |
321 |
345 |
350 |
351 |
356 |
361 |
362 |
|
Vulnerable |
680 |
689 |
679 |
674 |
672 |
671 |
669 |
|
Total Threatened |
1,186 |
1,217 |
1,212 |
1,210 |
1,221 |
1,226 |
1,227 |
|
Near Threatened |
730 |
773 |
788 |
795 |
812 |
835 |
838 |
|
Least Concern |
7,755 |
7,720 |
7,697 |
7,720 |
7,715 |
7,729 |
7,735 |
|
Data Deficient |
79 |
78 |
78 |
74 |
73 |
66 |
65 |
|
Total |
9,878 |
9,917 |
9,906 |
9,934 |
9,956 |
9,990 |
9,998 |
Species changing IUCN Red List
The table below lists all 78 species whose IUCN Red List category was revised in May 2009 for the 2009 IUCN Red List. An explanation of the category codes and 'Reason for change' terms follows the table. Of the 78 category changes, 12 resulted from a genuine change in the status of species (5 improvements versus 7 deteriorations), 38 were a result of improved knowledge (of the status of species or the threats impacting them) and 27 resulted from taxonomic revisions (either recently published or recently evaluated/re-evaluated by BirdLife). Full explanations for the taxonomic changes are given in the Taxonomic notes field on the species factsheets, which are available through the Datazone.
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Common name |
Scientific name |
2008 RL category |
2009 RL category |
Reason for change |
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Spizaetus floris |
EN |
CR |
Knowledge |
|
Chattering Lory |
Lorius garrulus |
EN |
VU |
Knowledge |
|
Blue-headed Macaw |
Primolius couloni |
EN |
VU |
Knowledge |
|
Narcondam Hornbill |
Aceros narcondami |
VU |
EN |
Knowledge |
|
Campo Miner |
Geositta poeciloptera |
NT |
VU |
Knowledge |
|
Albert's Lyrebird |
Menura alberti |
VU |
NT |
Genuine (since first assessment) |
|
Nicobar Bulbul |
Hypsipetes nicobariensis |
VU |
NT |
Knowledge |
|
Nightingale Reed-warbler |
Acrocephalus luscinius |
EN |
CR |
Genuine (since first assessment) |
|
Sangihe Hanging-parrot |
Loriculus catamene |
EN |
NT |
Knowledge |
|
Kiritimati Reed-warbler |
Acrocephalus aequinoctialis |
LC |
EN |
Knowledge |
|
Five-coloured Barbet |
Capito quinticolor |
NT |
VU |
Knowledge |
|
Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird |
Amazilia castaneiventris |
CR |
EN |
Knowledge |
|
Bahama Swallow |
Tachycineta cyaneoviridis |
VU |
EN |
Knowledge |
|
Tanna Fruit-dove |
Ptilinopus tannensis |
NT |
LC |
Knowledge |
|
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher |
Todiramphus farquhari |
VU |
NT |
Knowledge |
|
New Caledonian Parakeet |
Cyanoramphus saisetti |
NT |
VU |
Knowledge |
|
|
Tyto soumagnei |
EN |
VU |
Knowledge |
|
Fire-maned Bowerbird |
Sericulus bakeri |
VU |
NT |
Knowledge |
|
Southern Giant-petrel |
Macronectes giganteus |
NT |
LC |
Knowledge |
|
Marquesan Kingfisher |
Todiramphus godeffroyi |
EN |
CR |
Genuine (since first assessment) |
|
Minas Gerais Tyrannulet |
Phylloscartes roquettei |
CR |
EN |
Knowledge |
|
Blaze-winged Parakeet |
Pyrrhura devillei |
LC |
NT |
Knowledge |
|
Reddish Egret |
Egretta rufescens |
LC |
NT |
Knowledge |
|
Grey Crowned-crane |
Balearica regulorum |
LC |
VU |
Knowledge |
|
Marsh Grassbird |
Locustella pryeri |
VU |
NT |
Knowledge |
|
Horned Parakeet |
Eunymphicus cornutus |
EN |
VU |
Knowledge |
|
Crow Honeyeater |
Gymnomyza aubryana |
EN |
CR |
Knowledge |
|
Banded Ground-cuckoo |
Neomorphus radiolosus |
VU |
EN |
Knowledge |
|
Kaempfer's Tody-tyrant |
Hemitriccus kaempferi |
CR |
EN |
Knowledge |
|
New Caledonian Grassbird |
Megalurulus mariei |
NT |
LC |
Knowledge |
|
Great Curassow |
Crax rubra |
NT |
VU |
Knowledge |
|
Chapada Flycatcher |
Suiriri islerorum |
LC |
NT |
Genuine (since first assessment) |
|
Masked Finfoot |
Heliopais personatus |
VU |
EN |
Knowledge |
|
Medium Tree-finch |
Camarhynchus pauper |
VU |
CR |
Knowledge |
|
Vinaceous Amazon |
Amazona vinacea |
VU |
EN |
Knowledge |
|
Chestnut-headed partridge |
Arborophila cambodiana |
VU |
LC |
Knowledge |
|
Northern Giant-petrel |
Macronectes halli |
NT |
LC |
Knowledge |
|
Palila |
Loxioides bailleui |
EN |
CR |
Genuine (since first assessment) |
|
Orange-necked Partridge |
Arborophila davidi |
EN |
NT |
Knowledge |
|
Green Peafowl |
Pavo muticus |
VU |
EN |
Knowledge |
|
Bateleur |
Terathopius ecaudatus |
LC |
NT |
Knowledge |
|
Martial Eagle |
Polemaetus bellicosus |
LC |
NT |
Knowledge |
|
|
Foudia rubra |
CR |
EN |
Genuine (since first assessment) |
|
|
Pterodroma axillaris |
CR |
EN |
Genuine (since first assessment) |
|
Sidamo Lark |
Heteromirafra sidamoensis |
EN |
CR |
Genuine (since first assessment) |
|
Painted Honeyeater |
Grantiella picta |
NT |
VU |
Genuine (since first assessment) |
|
Cook's Petrel |
Pterodroma cookii |
EN |
VU |
Genuine (since first assessment) |
|
Sharpe's Rail |
Gallirallus sharpei |
DD |
NR |
Taxonomy (no longer valid/recognised) |
|
New Caledonian Cuckooshrike |
Coracina analis |
LC |
NT |
Knowledge |
|
Gorgeted Puffleg |
Eriocnemis isabellae |
NR |
CR |
Taxonomy (newly described) |
|
Rufous Twistwing |
Cnipodectes superrufus |
NR |
VU |
Taxonomy (newly described) |
|
Antioquia Brush-finch |
Atlapetes blancae |
NR |
CR |
Taxonomy (newly described) |
|
Hooded Grebe |
Podiceps gallardoi |
NT |
EN |
Genuine (since first assessment) |
|
Lear's Macaw |
Anodorhynchus leari |
CR |
EN |
Genuine (since first assessment) |
|
Bulo Burti Boubou |
Laniarius liberatus |
CR |
NR |
Taxonomy (no longer valid/recognised) |
|
Flame-rumped Sapphire |
Hylocharis pyropygia |
LC |
NR |
Taxonomy (no longer valid/recognised) |
|
Lilian's Meadowlark |
Sturnella lilianae |
LC |
NR |
Taxonomy (no longer valid/recognised) |
|
Misto Yellow-finch |
Sicalis luteiventris |
LC |
NR |
Taxonomy (no longer valid/recognised) |
|
Imeri Warbling-antbird |
Hypocnemis flavescens |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Peruvian Warbling-antbird |
Hypocnemis peruviana |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Yellow-breasted Warbling-antbird |
Hypocnemis subflava |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Rondonia Warbling-antbird |
Hypocnemis ochrogyna |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Spix's Warbling-antbird |
Hypocnemis striata |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Mangrove Black-hawk |
Buteogallus subtilis |
LC |
NR |
Taxonomy (no longer valid/recognised) |
|
Puna Hawk |
Buteo poecilochrous |
LC |
NR |
Taxonomy (no longer valid/recognised) |
|
Guianan Tyrannulet |
Zimmerius acer |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Vanikoro White-eye |
Zosterops gibbsi |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly described) |
|
Sri Lanka Scimitar-babbler |
Pomatorhinus melanurus |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Indochinese Fulvetta |
Alcippe danisi |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Black-streaked Scimitar-babbler |
Pomatorhinus gravivox |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Spot-breasted Scimitar-babbler |
Pomatorhinus mcclellandi |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Grey-sided Scimitar-babbler |
Pomatorhinus swinhoei |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Dimorphic Egret |
Egretta dimorpha |
LC |
NR |
Taxonomy (no longer valid/recognised) |
|
Degodi Lark |
Mirafra degodiensis |
VU |
NR |
Taxonomy (no longer valid/recognised) |
|
Buff-sided Robin |
Poecilodryas cerviniventris |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Western Wattlebird |
Anthochaera lunulata |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Kalkadoon Grasswren |
Amytornis ballarae |
NR |
LC |
Taxonomy (newly split) |
|
Red-throated Wood-rail |
Aramides guttularis |
EX |
NR |
Taxonomy (no longer valid/recognised) |
IUCN Red List categories
Reason for change
This is a code assigned by BirdLife whenever a species's IUCN Red List Category is changed. The codes are:
Genuine (recent)
The change in category is the result of a genuine status change that has taken place since the last complete assessment. For example, the change is due to an increase in the rate of decline, a decrease in population or range size or habitat, or declines in these for the first time (owing to increasing/new threats) and therefore new thresholds are met relating to the IUCN Red List criteria.
Genuine (since first assessment)
The change in category is the result of a genuine status change that took place prior to the last complete assessment, but since the first complete assessment (1988) and that has only just been detected owing to new information/ documentation. If this new information had been available earlier, the new category would have been assigned during the previous assessment(s).
Criteria revision
The change in category is the result of the revision of the IUCN Red List Criteria (currently 1994 v. 2001 versions). These largely relate to criteria A2, A3, A4, D2 and the removal of the 'Conservation Dependent' category.
Knowledge
The change in category is the result of better knowledge, e.g. owing to new or newly synthesised information or better understanding of application of the IUCN Red List criteria.
Taxonomy
The new category is different from the previous one (which may be 'Not Recognised') owing to a taxonomic change adopted during the period since the previous assessment. Such changes include: newly split (the taxon is newly elevated to species level), newly described (the taxon is newly described as a species), newly lumped (the taxon is newly lumped with another species) and no longer valid/recognised (either the taxon is no longer valid e.g. because it is now considered to be a hybrid or variant, form or subspecies of another species, or the previously recognised taxon differs from a currently recognised one as a result of a split or lump).
Mistake
The previous category was applied in error (excluding those cases covered under Knowledge).
Other
The change in category is the result of other reasons not easily covered by the above, and/or requires further explanation.