Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa l l

Marquesas Ground-dove Alopecoenas rubescens l l

Comoro Blue-pigeon Alectroenas sganzini l l

White-tufted Sunbeam Aglaeactis castelnaudii l l

Violet-capped Hummingbird Goldmania violiceps l l

Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis l l

Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica l l

Cape Gannet Morus capensis l l

Southern Red-breasted Plover Charadrius obscurus l l

Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus l l

Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla l l

Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus l l

Romblon Boobook Ninox spilonotus l l

Least Boobook Ninox sumbaensis l l

Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus l l

Andaman Serpent-eagle Spilornis elgini l l

Black Harrier Circus maurus l l

Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus l l

Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus l l

White-bellied Barbet Lybius leucogaster l l

Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus l l

Andaman Woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei l l

Sooty Falcon Falco concolor l l

Kea Nestor notabilis l l

Blue-breasted Parrot Pionus reichenowi l l

Yellow-naped Amazon Amazona auropalliata l l

White-eared Parakeet Pyrrhura leucotis l l

Ultramarine Lorikeet Vini ultramarina l l

Klages's Antwren Myrmotherula klagesi l l

Rondonia Antwarbler Hypocnemis ochrogyna l l

Pernambuco Foliage-gleaner Automolus lammi l l

Alagoas Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ceciliae l l

Bacan Myzomela Myzomela batjanensis l l

Cozumel Vireo Vireo bairdi l l

Iphis Monarch Pomarea iphis l l

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus l l

Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis l l

Andaman Treepie Dendrocitta bayleii l l

Cape Rockjumper Chaetops frenatus l l

Drakensberg Rockjumper Chaetops aurantius l l

Izu Tit Sittiparus owstoni l l

Rudd's Lark Heteromirafra ruddi l l

Sierra Leone Prinia Schistolais leontica l l

Rimatara Reed-warbler Acrocephalus rimitarae l l

Reuinion Bulbul Hypsipetes borbonicus l l

Bush Blackcap Sylvia nigricapillus l l

Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush Garrulax mitratus l l

Hermit Wood-wren Henicorhina anachoreta l l

Mountain Starling Aplonis santovestris l l

Sentinel Rock-thrush Monticola explorator l l

Gurney’s Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi l l

Shelley's Crimson-wing Cryptospiza shelleyi l l

Italian Sparrow Passer italiae l l

Mountain Pipit Anthus hoeschi l l

Yellow-tufted Pipit Anthus crenatus l l

Protea Canary Crithagra leucoptera l l

Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus l l

Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola l l

Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta l l

Elfin-woods Warbler Setophaga angelae l l

Green Warbler-finch Certhidea olivacea l l

Great-billed Seed-finch Sporophila maximiliani l l

Wallace's Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles wallacii l l

Mayr's Forest Rail Rallicula mayri l l

Papuan Hawk-owl Uroglaux dimorpha l l

Blue-black Kingfisher Todiramphus nigrocyaneus l l

Yellow-footed Honeyguide Melignomon eisentrauti l l

Obscure Berrypecker Melanocharis arfakiana l l

Tessmann's Flycatcher Fraseria tessmanni l l

Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus fuscicollis - l

Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus - l

Guanacaste Hummingbird Amazilia alfaroana - l

Indigo-capped Hummingbird Amazilia cyanifrons - l

Liberian Greenbul Phyllastrephus leucolepis l -

Duck Declines in AfricAThe Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa of eastern and

southern Africa has undergone recent rapid declines, and as a result the species has been uplisted from Near

Threatened to Vulnerable. While the direct causes of these declines remain uncertain, pollution, habitat loss

and entanglement in gill nets may all be involved.

fAlcon now globAlly threAteneDThe migratory Sooty Falcon Falco concolor has been

uplisted from Near Threatened to Vulnerable. New estimates suggest that its population size may number

fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, and declines have been recorded across much of its breeding range in

northeast Africa and the Middle East.

rAt control A relief for wrenCobb’s Wren Troglodytes cobbi has been downlisted to Least Concern, thanks to the control of invasive rats on nearby islands. Residing on the remaining predator-free islands of the Falklands (Malvinas), it was formerly listed as Vulnerable due to the probability of rat invasion – but

this threat is now far less likely.

the next PAssenger Pigeon?Rising from Least Concern to Critically Endangered in just

13 years, and despite being widespread across Asia, the Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola risks

becoming the next Passenger Pigeon. Its shocking decline is due to excessive trapping in China (mainly for food), sold on the black market despite a ban in 1997.

gooD news from the gAláPAgosThe Floreana Mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus, now found only on two tiny islets, has recovered since 2007, when

fewer than 50 adults remained. Following a series of successful breeding seasons, the population has risen to more than 750 individuals, justifying its downlisting from

Critically Endangered to Endangered.

reD list rounDuPbirD sPecies Doing worse(uplisted to a higher threat category)

As the IUCN Red List Authority for birds, BirdLife reassessed the status of 238 bird

species in 2017, leading to a change in Red List Category for 135 species. The tables below summarises these

changes, along with the new taxonomic changes recognised by BirdLife.

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2017 REd LIST STATuS

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*Some species are Data Deficient no more: on New Guinea, Mayr’s Forest-rail Rallicula mayri has been assessed as Least Concern. Recent research in the Foja Mountains found it to be common

taxonomic changes

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Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius l l

Northern Cassowary Casuarius unappendiculatus l l

Northern Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli l l

Okarito Kiwi Apteryx rowi l l

Nahan's Partridge Ptilopachus nahani l l

Andaman Cuckoo-dove Macropygia rufipennis l l

Bahian Nighthawk Nyctiprogne vielliardi l l

Colorful Puffleg Eriocnemis mirabilis l l

Verreaux's Coua Coua verreauxi l l

Moluccan Cuckoo Cacomantis aeruginosus l l

Andaman Crake Rallina canningi l l

New Guinea Flightless Rail Megacrex inepta l l

Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris l l

Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus l l

African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini l l

Andaman Boobook Ninox affinis l l

Guadalcanal Boobook Ninox granti l l

Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewitti l l

Andaman Scops-owl Otus balli l l

Anjouan Scops-owl Otus capnodes l l

Grand Comoro Scops-owl Otus pauliani l l

Moheli Scops-owl Otus moheliensis l l

White-collared Kite Leptodon forbesi l l

Eared Quetzal Euptilotis neoxenus l l

San Cristobal Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx gentianus l l

Arabian Woodpecker Dendropicos dorae l l

Red-browed Amazon Amazona rhodocorytha l l

Red-tailed Amazon Amazona brasiliensis l l

Grey-breasted Parakeet Pyrrhura griseipectus l l

Ouvea Parakeet Eunymphicus uvaeensis l l

Red-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae l l

Coxen's Fig-parrot Cyclopsitta coxeni l l

Ancient Antwren Herpsilochmus gentryi l l

Blackish-headed Spinetail Synallaxis tithys l l

Red-shouldered Spinetail Synallaxis hellmayri l l

White-winged Cotinga Xipholena atropurpurea l l

Kaempfer's Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus kaempferi l l

Maracaibo Tody-flycatcher Todirostrum viridanum l l

McGregor's Cuckooshrike Malindangia mcgregori l l

Gabon Batis Batis minima l l

Uluguru Bush-shrike Malaconotus alius l l

Andaman Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis l l

Standardwing Bird-of-paradise Semioptera wallacii l l

Black Sicklebill Epimachus fastosus l l

Melodious Lark Mirafra cheniana l l

Aberdare Cisticola Cisticola aberdare l l

Cape Verde Swamp-warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis l l

Andaman Bulbul Brachypodius fuscoflavescens l l

Yemen Warbler Sylvia buryi l l

Pale-throated Wren-babbler Spelaeornis kinneari l l

White-throated Mountain-babbler Kupeornis gilberti l l

Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi l l

White-eyed Starling Aplonis brunneicapillus l l

Floreana Mockingbird Mimus trifasciatus l l

Yemen Thrush Turdus menachensis l l

Andaman Shama Kittacincla albiventris l l

Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus l l

Black-and-orange Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa l l

Whiskered Flowerpecker Dicaeum proprium l l

Ursula's Sunbird Cinnyris ursulae l l

Anambra Waxbill Estrilda poliopareia l l

Kipengere Seedeater Crithagra melanochroa l l

Socotra Bunting Emberiza socotrana l l

Belding's Yellowthroat Geothlypis beldingi l l

Grey-winged Inca-finch Incaspiza ortizi l l

Cone-billed Tanager Conothraupis mesoleuca l l