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Species Champions
BirdLife Species Champions help fund and promote action for specific Globally Threatened Birds as well as the international conservation, science, policy, advocacy and communications that underpin our local actions to ensure no more bird extinctions ever occur.
You can become a BirdLife Species Champion by writing to species.champions@birdlife.org
Join the ever growing community of Species Champions supporting the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme or read more about How BirdLife and Business Work Together
Founding Global Sponsor of the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme
BirdLife Species Champion since August 2017
BirdLife Species Champion for Northern Bald Ibis since July 2017
BirdLife Species Champion Supporting Hooded Grebe Since January 2015
BirdLife Species Champion since March 2017
Nigel Simpson
BirdLife Species Champion for Black-breasted Puffleg since February 2017
BirdLife Species Champion since January 2017
BirdLife Species Champion since September 2016
BirdLife Species Champion since August 2007 – signed for a third three year term in August 2016
BirdLife Species Champion supporting Indian Skimmer since August 2016
BirdLife Species Champion since January 2016
Arjan Dwarshuis
BirdLife Species Champion since October 2015
BirdLife Species Champion since April 2015
The Peter Smith Trust
BirdLife Species Champion since September 2008 - signed for a third term in September 2014
BirdLife Species Champion since August 2007 - signed for a second term in March 2014.
BirdLife Species Champion for Sociable Lapwing since August 2008 - signed up for a second three-year term March 2011 and a third three-year term in February 2014
Martin Saunders
BirdLife Species Champion for Araripe Manakin January 2014 - January 2017
The Prentice Family
BirdLife Species Champions for Dwarf Olive Ibis and São Tomé Grosbeak, Fiscal and Giant Tree Frog since December 2013
Martin Gooddie
BirdLife Species Champion November 2013 - November 2016
BirdLife Species Champion September 2013 - September 2016
BirdLife Species Champion since August 2013
BirdLife Species Champion for Canada Warbler since June 2013
BirdLife Species Champion for Giant Ibis since May 2013
Dr. Urs-Peter Stäuble
Formerly BirdLife Species Champion for Restinga Antwren now BirdLife Species Champion for Cherry-throated Tanager since May 2013
BirdLife Species Champion April 2013 - April 2016
BirdLife Species Champion March 2013 - March 2016
Per Undeland
BirdLife Species Champion for Great Indian Bustard since January 2013
BirdLife Species Champion for Secretary bird since November 2012
BirdLife Species Champion for Southern Bald Ibis and White-winged Flufftail since October 2012.
BirdLife Species Champion since May 2009 – signed for a second term in December 2012.
BirdLife Species Champion since May 2009 – signed for a second term in December 2012.
Steve Martin
BirdLife Species Champion for Giant and White-shouldered Ibises since October 2012
BirdLife Species Champion September 2012 - September 2015
BirdLife Species Champion since August 2007 – signed for a second three-year term in September 2012.
BirdLife Species Champion for Secretarybird since August 2012
BirdLife Species Champion for the Forest Owlet since August 2012
Viking are also BirdLife Species Champion for Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher and have been since February 2010
BirdLife Species Champion since July 2012
Helena Jefferson
BirdLife Species Champion April 2012 - April 2015
The Ellis Family
BirdLife Species Champions since February 2012
The MacKinnon Family
BirdLife Species Champions since December 2011
BirdLife Species Champion for Taita Falcon since November 2011
Michael Schmitz
BirdLife Species Champion since November 2011
BirdLife Species Champion October 2011 - October 2014
The Peter Smith Trust
BirdLife Species Champion for Dwarf Olive Ibis since June 2008 - signed for a second three-year term in September 2011
Peter Oakley
BirdLife Species Champion August 2007 - August 2016
The Prentice Family
BirdLife Species Champions since July 2011
Noel & Hilary Woodhead
BirdLife Species Champions since June 2011
Rory McCann
BirdLife Species Champion May 2011 - May 2014
BirdLife Species Champion April 2011 - April 2014
BirdLife Species Champion for Spoon-billed Sandpiper since July 2008 - signed for a second three-year term March 2011
BirdLife Species Champion January 2011 - January 2014
BirdLife Species Champion for Spoon-billed Sandpiper
December 2010 - December 2014
Chris Goodwin
BirdLife Species Champion December 2010 - December 2013
Ceri Levy
BirdLife Species Champion April 2010 - April 2016
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BirdLife Species Champion March 2010 - March 2013
BirdLife Species Champion for Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher February 2010 - February 2016
BirdLife Species Champion since January 2010
Klemens Steiof
BirdLife Species Champion January 2010 - January 2013
BirdLife Species Champion December 2009 - December 2012
Joan Harvey
BirdLife Species Champion November 2009 - November 2012
Martin Hale
BirdLife Species Champion October 2009 - October 2012
Nigel Bowen-Morris
BirdLife Species Champion for Ridgway's Hawk October 2009 - October 2012
BirdLife Species Champion September 2009 - September 2012
BirdLife Species Champion August 2009 - August 2012
BirdLife Species Champion for Cebu Flowerpecker August 2009 - August 2012
BirdLife Species Champion for Northern Bald Ibis since July 2009
Charl van der Merwe Trust
BirdLife Species Champion for African Penguin since June 2009
Mike McGrady
BirdLife Species Champion June 2009 - June 2012
BirdLife species Champion May 2009 - May 2012
BirdLife Species Champion for Amsterdam Albatross since May 2009
BirdLife Species Champions for Philippine Eagle March 2009 - March 2012
BirdLife Species Champion February 2009 - February 2012
The Blackwood Family
BirdLife Species Champions for Black-breasted Puffleg December 2008 - December 2016
BirdLife Species Champion for Kakapo since September 2008
Sir David Attenborough
BirdLife Species Champion for Araripe Manakin August 2008 - August 2011
BirdLife Species Champion for Sociable Lapwing since August 2008
S.G. Shields (Benfleet) Ltd
BirdLife Species Champion since August 2008
The James Gibson Charitable Trust
BirdLife Species Champion for Yellow-crested Cockatoo August 2008 - August 2011
BirdLife Species Champion for Spoon-billed Sandpiper since July 2008
BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme Supporters since July 2008
BirdLife Species Champion since June 2008
Colin Shields
BirdLife Species Champion since June 2008
BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme Supporters since June 2008
Dr. Urs-Peter Stäuble
BirdLife Species Champion for Restinga Antwren May 2008 - May 2011
Edward Keeble
BirdLife Species Champion February 2008 - Feb 2014
BirdLife Species Champion for Azores Bullfinch January 2008 - January 2011
BirdLife Species Champion January 2008 - January 2011
The Reissing Family
BirdLife Species Champions for Blue-billed Curassow January 2008 - January 2011
The Olewine Family
BirdLife Species Champions since August 2007
BirdLife Species Champion since August 2007
BirdLife Species Champion August 2007 - 2010
BirdLife Species Champion August 2007 - 2010
BirdLife Species Champion August 2007 - 2010
BirdLife Species Champion August 2007 - 2010
BirdLife Species Champion for White-shouldered Ibis - August 2007 - August 2010
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