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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

Monitoring birds in Montserrat’s Centre Hills

Forestry staff from Montserrat’s Department of Environment are currently in the field conducting the annual bird monitoring exercise to determine the bird populations in the island’s Centre Hills Important Bird Area.  more...


Government protects critical habitat for the Grenada Dove

In August 2011, the Government of Grenada’s Cabinet approved the protection of the last piece of government-owned Grenada Dove habitat through the addition of approximately 100 acres (c.40 ha) of the Beausejour Estate to the adjacent Perseverance Protected Area and Dove Sanctuary.  more...


More petrels discovered in Haiti

The nocturnal calls of Black-capped Petrels Pterodroma hasitata have guided Haitian researchers to discover more nesting locations for this Endangered seabird.  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.