Category Archives: Species Group

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Salvadori’s Pheasant (Lophura inornata) and Aceh Pheasant (L. hoogerwerfi) are being lumped as L. inornata: list as Near Threatened or Vulnerable?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Joe Taylor

The newly described taxon Oceanites pincoyae is to be recognised as a species by BirdLife: list as Data Deficient?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Suggestions for new topics

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Andy Symes

Maroon-faced Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis) is being split: list P. leucotis as Vulnerable and P. emma as Near Threatened or Least Concern?

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge (Arborophila charltonii) is being split: list A. graydoni, A. tonkinensis and A. charltonii as Vulnerable?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Fea’s Petrel (Pterodroma feae) is being split: list P. deserta as Vulnerable and P. feae as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Joe Taylor

White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Andy Symes

White-capped Albatross (Thalassarche steadi): uplist to Vulnerable?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Andy Symes

Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Andy Symes

Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys): downlist to Near Threatened?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Andy Symes

Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes): downlist to Near Threatened?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Andy Symes

Amsterdam Albatross (Diomedea amsterdamensis): downlist to Endangered?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Andy Symes

Olive-throated Parakeet (Aratinga nana) is being split: list A. nana as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Blossom-headed Parakeet (Psittacula roseata), Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) and Grey-headed parakeet (Psittacula finschii): request for information.

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Olrog’s Gull (Larus atlanticus): request for information.

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Lilac-crowned Amazon (Amazona finschi): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Mexican Parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius): uplist to Near Threatened or Vulnerable?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Blue-crowned Racquet-tail (Prioniturus discurus) is being split: list P. mindorensis as Vulnerable?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata) is being split: list C. macqueenii as Vulnerable and C. undulata as Least Concern?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Moorland Francolin (Francolinus psilolaemus) is being split: list F. elgonensis as Near Threatened?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Sunda Teal (Anas gibberifrons) is being split: list A. albogularis as Vulnerable?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Black Bustard (Eupodotis afra): eligible for uplisting?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Joe Taylor

White Cockatoo (Cacatua alba): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Joe Taylor

Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus): downlist to Endangered?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

New Zealand Grebe (Poliocephalus rufopectus): downlist to Near Threatened?

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori): uplist to Near Threatened?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Salvadori’s Fig-parrot (Psittaculirostris salvadorii): request for information.

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Denham’s Bustard (Neotis denhami): request for information.

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Manipur Bush-quail (Perdicula manipurensis): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Brown Teal (Anas chlorotis): downlist to Near Threatened?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Golden Parakeet (Guaruba guarouba): downlist to Vulnerable?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Yellow-eared Parrot (Ognorhynchus icterotis): downlist to Vulnerable?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Cassin’s Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus): uplist to Near Threatened or Vulnerable?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Lynda Donaldson

Philippine Cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia): what is the population trend over the past three generations?

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Andy Symes

Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichi): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Andy Symes

Double-eyed Fig-parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma) is being split: list C. coxeni as Endangered?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) is being split: list T. rosenbergii as Vulnerable and both T. weberi and T. forsteni as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Blue-rumped Parrot (Psittinus cyanurus) is being split: list P. abbotti as Vulnerable and P. cyanurus as Near Threatened?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus), Puna Flamingo (P. jamesi) and Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis): downlist all to Least Concern?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Blue-bellied Parrot (Triclaria malachitacea): request for recent information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis): downlist to Vulnerable?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Ornate Lorikeet (Trichoglossus ornatus): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi): is it still declining?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli): eligible for downlisting?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Matsudaira’s Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus): correctly listed as Vulnerable?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus): is it eligible for a higher threat category?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Taiwan Partridge (Arborophila crudigularis): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Northern Screamer (Chauna chavaria): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs) and Nubian Bustard (Neotis nuba): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas): eligible for uplisting?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Venezuelan Wood-quail (Odontophorus columbianus): request for information

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Kittlitz’s Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris): is it eligible for downlisting?

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Archived: Final decisions for the 2012 Red List

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Archived: Preliminary decisions for the 2012 Red List

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Andy Symes

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Edwards’s Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi): request for information

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Andy Symes

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca): uplist to Near Threatened?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan): uplist to Vulnerable?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax): what are the trends in Russia and Central Asia?

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Andy Symes

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus): request for information

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Greater Scaup (Aythya marila): uplist to Near Threatened or Vulnerable?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Taxonomic changes in the genus Melanitta, part II: suggestions to list M. fusca as Endangered and M. deglandi as Least Concern, and request for information on M. stejnegeri

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Taxonomic changes in the genus Melanitta, part I: suggestion to list M. nigra as Vulnerable and request for information on M. americana

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: White-headed Steamerduck (Tachyeres leucocephalus): uplist to Vulnerable?

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Blue-winged Racquet-tail (Prioniturus verticalis): uplist to Critically Endangered?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: White-necklaced Partridge (Arborophila gingica): downlist to Near Threatened?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived: How many subspecies have gone extinct in Africa?

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived: How many subspecies have gone extinct in Asia?

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived: How many subspecies have gone extinct in the Neotropics?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Heinroth’s Shearwater (Puffinus heinrothi): request for information

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Bronze-winged Parrot (Pionus chalcopterus): request for information

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Hooded Grebe (Podiceps gallardoi): does it qualify as Critically Endangered?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) and Rueppell’s Vulture (Gyps rueppelli): request for information

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Madagascar Jacana (Actophilornis albinucha): request for information

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis): eligible for uplisting?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Yellow-naped Amazon (Amazona auropalliata): is it eligible for uplisting?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Grey-striped Francolin (Francolinus griseostriatus): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) has been split into Grey Parrot (P. erithacus) and Timneh Grey Parrot (P. timneh): are both eligible for uplisting?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Purple-naped Lory (Lorius domicella): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Baer’s Pochard (Aythya baeri): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Orinoco Goose (Neochen jubata): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes): eligible for downlisting?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: The effects of projected climate change on the Southern Ocean and Antarctic environment: uplist Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) to Vulnerable and Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) to Near Threatened?

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Joe Taylor

2011 Red List final decisions

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Andy Symes

2011 Red List draft decisions

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Tucumán Amazon (Amazona tucumana): uplist to Vulnerable?

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Collared Petrel (Pterodroma brevipes): uplist to Vulnerable?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Maroon-fronted Parrot (Rhynchopsitta terrisi): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Derbyan Parakeet (Psittacula derbiana): information on the threat from trade and resulting population trends requested.

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi): downlist to Vulnerable?

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Pohnpei Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubiginosus): request for information

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Joe Taylor