BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK, 21 May 2007: The latest evaluation of the world’s birds has revealed that more species than ever are threatened with extinction, and that additional conservation action is critical to reversing current declines.
BirdLife International’s annual Red List update –which takes into account population size, population trends and range size for all 10,000 bird species worldwide- states that 1,221 species are considered threatened with extinction and are to be listed as such on the 2007 IUCN Red List.
The latest update also shows an additional 812 bird species are now considered Near Threatened, adding up to a total of 2,033 species that are urgent priorities for conservation action. More…
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Dalmatian Pelican nesting at Ayrag nuur, western Mongolia 1995
Photo © H. Mix
Globally threatened and near threatened species occurring in Mongolia
(an asterisk * indicates that the species occurs only exceptionally in Mongolia; @ denotes species breeding in Mongolia). Source: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org.
Note: Species which are often listed in Mongolian publications as globally threatened, e.g. White-tailed Eagle and Black Stork, are NOT listed by IUCN/BirdLife International as globally threatened. The list given below is authoritative. @ Swan Goose Anser cygnoides Endangered * Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Vulnerable @ Falcated Duck Anas falcata near threatened Baikal Teal Anas formosa Vulnerable Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri Vulnerable @ Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca near threatened @ White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala Endangered Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana Endangered * Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus near threatened @ Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Vulnerable @ Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Vulnerable * Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus near threatened @ Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Endangered @ Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Vulnerable @ Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus near threatened Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus near threatened @ Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Vulnerable @ Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Vulnerable @ Great Bustard Otis tarda Vulnerable @ Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata Vulnerable * Swinhoe’s Rail Coturnicops exquisitus Vulnerable @? Corncrake Crex crex near threatened Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus Critically Endangered @ White-naped Crane Grus vipio Vulnerable Hooded Crane Grus monacha Vulnerable Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis Endangered * Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarious Critically Endangered @ Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus near threatened @ Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa near threatened @ Relict Gull Larus relictus Vulnerable * Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni Vulnerable @? Marsh Grassbird Megalurus pryeri Vulnerable @ Reed Parrotbill Paradoxornis heudei near threatened @ White-throated Bushchat Saxicola insignis Vulnerable @ Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola near threatened @ Ochre-rumped Bunting Emberiza yessoensis near threatened
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