Animal group · Birds
Endangered birds
Threatened birds in this selection range from raptors and parrots to cranes, vultures, and penguins. Some — such as the California condor — are intensively managed recovery programmes.
Each record shows its IUCN category and links to authoritative sources, including the Cornell Lab and national agencies where relevant.
49 records in this view · last reviewed
Bird conservation status is reassessed frequently. At least one record below reflects a recent up-listing; always confirm the current category on IUCN.
Data limitations
- These are educational summaries, not the official assessment. Conservation status can change as new science and threats emerge.
- We show the global IUCN Red List category. National and local status can differ from the global category.
- Each record shows a last-verified date and a data-confidence flag so you can see how current and how checked it is.
- Always verify the current status on the official IUCN Red List and the relevant national wildlife authority. FaunaHub does not replace conservation authorities.
Dataset last reviewed: Full data methodology →
Birds records
African Penguin
Spheniscus demersus
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Reported as up-listed to Critically Endangered in 2024 amid steep colony declines; confirm the current category on the live IUCN entry.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingBali Myna
Leucopsar rothschildi
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingBlue-throated Macaw
Ara glaucogularis
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingCalifornia Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
- Population trend
- Increasing
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Recovered from a low of 22 birds in the 1980s through captive breeding and release; still dependent on active management.
Sources: IUCN Red List, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewChristmas Frigatebird
Fregata andrewsi
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingGreat Green Macaw
Ara ambiguus
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingGreat Indian Bustard
Ardeotis nigriceps
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingHelmeted Hornbill
Rhinoplax vigil
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingHooded Grebe
Podiceps gallardoi
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingHooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingIndian Vulture
Gyps indicus
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingKākāpō
Strigops habroptilus
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- Increasing
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A flightless nocturnal parrot from New Zealand managed on predator-free islands.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewMadagascar Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus vociferoides
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingOrange-bellied Parrot
Neophema chrysogaster
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingPhilippine Eagle
Pithecophaga jefferyi
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Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingRegent Honeyeater
Anthochaera phrygia
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingSiberian Crane
Leucogeranus leucogeranus
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Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingSpix's Macaw
Cyanopsitta spixii
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Considered Critically Endangered (long regarded as extinct in the wild); subject of an ongoing reintroduction effort in Brazil.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingSpoon-billed Sandpiper
Calidris pygmaea
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingSwift Parrot
Lathamus discolor
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingWhite-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingWhite-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
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South Asian vulture declines have been widely linked to the veterinary drug diclofenac.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingYellow-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua sulphurea
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingBlack-faced Spoonbill
Platalea minor
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingCrested Ibis
Nipponia nippon
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingEgyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
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Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingGalápagos Penguin
Spheniscus mendiculus
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Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingGrey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingGrey Parrot
Psittacus erithacus
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Heavily affected by the cage-bird trade.
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingKea
Nestor notabilis
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingLear's Macaw
Anodorhynchus leari
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingMartial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingNight Parrot
Pezoporus occidentalis
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingNorthern Royal Albatross
Diomedea sanfordi
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingSaker Falcon
Falco cherrug
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingSecretarybird
Sagittarius serpentarius
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Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingWhooping Crane
Grus americana
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Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web, Smithsonian's National Zoo
Index record onlySource review pendingYellow-eyed Penguin
Megadyptes antipodes
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Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingAndean Condor
Vultur gryphus
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- Decreasing
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewAquatic Warbler
Acrocephalus paludicola
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingAtlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
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Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingBlue Crane
Grus paradisea
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingHarpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
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Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingHumboldt Penguin
Spheniscus humboldti
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingHyacinth Macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
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Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingRed-crowned Crane
Grus japonensis
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingShoebill
Balaeniceps rex
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Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingSteller's Sea Eagle
Haliaeetus pelagicus
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Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingWandering Albatross
Diomedea exulans
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Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
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