•   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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• 9,461 are not threatened at present^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• 1,481 to 1,533 are threatened^{[lower-alpha 3]}
• 164 to 183 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
  • 159 extinct (EX) species^{[lower-alpha 4]}
  • 5 extinct in the wild (EW)
  • 19 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]

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1. ↑ excludes 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

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.

Bustards

Parrots

There are 61 parrot species assessed as near threatened.

Suliformes

Pigeons and doves

Phoenicopteriformes

Pelecaniformes

("Pelican-like")

Galliformes

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

Struthioniformes

Bucerotiformes

Includes hornbills, hoopoe and wood hoopoes.

Accipitriformes

Anseriformes

("Goose-like")

Owls

Charadriiformes

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

Falconiformes

Coraciiformes

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

Passerines

There are 466 passerine species assessed as near threatened.

Caprimulgiformes

There are 36 species in the order Caprimulgiformes assessed as near threatened.

Cuckoos

Trogons

Piciformes

There are 46 species in the order Piciformes assessed as near threatened.

Other bird species

See also

• Lists of IUCN Red List near threatened species
• List of least concern birds
• List of vulnerable birds
• List of endangered birds
• List of critically endangered birds
• List of recently extinct birds
• List of data deficient birds

References