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BirdLife's Global Species Programme collates and analyses information on all the worlds birds in order to set priorities for action, through species-specific initiatives, safeguarding of sites, campaigns and policy interventions. BirdLife is the IUCN Red List authority for birds, classifying species in terms of the risk of extinction.

Seabirds and marine issues are covered by the Global Seabird Programme, and the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme aims to save all globally threatened birds with a priority focus on Critically Endangered Species.

News

First ever chick photos give hope for threatened Caribbean seabird

A new nesting location for Black-capped Petrel has been discovered in Haiti by the efforts of a joint Dominican – Haitian field team.  more...


Record flock of Sociable Lapwings discovered in Oman

Exciting news has just reached us that a country record flock of 90+ Sociable Lapwings was present at Salalah in Oman on Christmas Day, 2010.  more...


Cross-border conservation vital to protect birds in a climate change world

Countries need to increase co-operation over conservation to protect birds and other wildlife in an era of climate change, according to a new continental-scale study.  more...


Taxonomy
BirdLife International maintains its own taxonomic checklist of all the world's bird species. To findout more about BirdLife's approach to taxonomy and to download the full list of species please go to our page on Taxonomy.

Publications
To view a list of publications created by BirdLife International and collaborators using data we maintain about species please go to our publications page.