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Status iucn3.1 NT
Near threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU) status, but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or are already close to qualifying.

Imagine a special list that tells us which animals need a bit more help to stay safe in the wild. This list is made by a group called the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). When an animal is called near threatened, it means it's not in immediate danger of disappearing, but it could be in trouble very soon. It's like a warning sign!

As of December 2020, the IUCN has looked at many different kinds of birds. They found that 1001 types of birds are considered near threatened. This means about 9.1% of all the bird species they checked are on this watch list. This article will show you some of these amazing birds that need our attention.

Birds on the Watch List

This section explores some of the bird groups that have species listed as near threatened.

Penguins

Penguins are amazing birds that live mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. Some penguin species are considered near threatened.

Ocean Birds: Petrels and Albatrosses

Many birds that spend most of their lives over the ocean, like petrels and albatrosses, are also on the near threatened list. These birds often face challenges from fishing and pollution.

Gruiformes: Rails and Trumpeters

The Gruiformes group includes birds like rails and trumpeters. There are 18 species from this group that are near threatened.

Trumpeters

Rallids (Rails)

Rails are often shy, ground-dwelling birds.

Bustards

Bustards are large, ground-dwelling birds found in dry grasslands. Several species are near threatened.

Parrots: Colorful and Smart Birds

Parrots are known for their bright colors and intelligence. Sadly, 61 parrot species are near threatened, often due to habitat loss and the pet trade.

Cockatoos

Psittacids (True Parrots)

This big family includes many types of parrots, parakeets, and macaws.

Suliformes: Cormorants and Darters

This group includes birds like cormorants and darters, which are often found near water.

Pigeons and Doves

Pigeons and doves are found all over the world. Many species are near threatened.

Flamingos

Flamingos are famous for their pink feathers and long legs. Three species are near threatened.

Pelecaniformes: Pelicans and Ibises

This group includes pelicans, ibises, and egrets.

Galliformes: Game Birds

This order includes many familiar game birds like pheasants, quails, and turkeys. There are 43 near threatened species in this group.

Cracids

Cracids are large, turkey-like birds found in Central and South America.

Phasianids (Pheasants and Partridges)

This is a large family of ground-dwelling birds.

New World Quails

  • Northern bobwhite
  • Spot-breasted quail (Cyrtonyx sallei)

Struthioniformes: Ostriches and Tinamous

This group includes large, flightless birds like rheas and smaller, ground-dwelling tinamous.

  • Little spotted kiwi
  • Greater rhea
  • Puna rhea (Rhea tarapacensis)

Hornbills and Hoopoes

The Bucerotiformes order includes hornbills, known for their large beaks, and hoopoes.

Accipitriformes: Birds of Prey

This order includes many birds of prey like eagles, hawks, and vultures.

Anseriformes: Ducks, Geese, and Swans

This group includes many water birds.

Owls

Owls are nocturnal birds of prey. Many species are near threatened.

Charadriiformes: Shorebirds and Gulls

This large group includes sandpipers, plovers, gulls, and terns. There are 51 near threatened species.

Sandpipers

Charadriids (Plovers)

Gulls

Falcons

Falcons are fast, powerful birds of prey.

Coraciiformes: Kingfishers and Bee-eaters

This order includes colorful birds like kingfishers and bee-eaters. There are 28 near threatened species.

Kingfishers

Other Coraciiformes Species

  • Azure dollarbird
  • Blue-moustached bee-eater

Passerines: Perching Birds

Passerines are the largest order of birds, known as perching birds. There are 466 near threatened passerine species.

Vireos

Monarch Flycatchers

Finches

Pittas

Pittas are colorful, shy birds found in forests.

Antbirds

Antbirds are found in Central and South America.

White-eyes

White-eyes are small, often green or yellow birds with a distinctive white ring around their eyes.

Cotingas

Cotingas are a diverse group of birds from Central and South America, known for their bright colors.

Thrushes

Thrushes are medium-sized songbirds.

Starlings

Starlings are medium-sized, often iridescent birds.

Corvids (Crows and Jays)

This intelligent bird family includes crows, jays, and magpies.

Tapaculos

Tapaculos are small, secretive birds found in Central and South America.

New World Warblers

These small, often colorful birds are found in the Americas.

Ovenbirds

Ovenbirds are a diverse group of birds from Central and South America.

Sylviids (Old World Warblers)

Emberizids (Buntings and Sparrows)

Old World Babblers

Babblers are a large group of small to medium-sized birds.

Wrens

Wrens are small, active birds.

  • Yucatan wren
  • Socorro wren

Old World Flycatchers

Ploceids (Weavers and Fodies)

Birds-of-Paradise

These birds are famous for their stunning feathers and elaborate courtship dances.

Bulbuls

Bulbuls are a family of medium-sized passerine songbirds.

  • Brown-cheeked bulbul
  • Grey-bellied bulbul
  • Hypsipetes nicobariensis

Tanagers

Tanagers are a large family of small to medium-sized American passerine birds.

  • Blue-and-gold tanager
  • Green-naped tanager

Flowerpeckers

Flowerpeckers are very small, colorful birds.

  • Flame-crowned flowerpecker
  • Scarlet-breasted flowerpecker

Cuckooshrikes

Tyrant Flycatchers

These birds are found in the Americas.

Rhipidurids (Fantails)

Fantails are small, insect-eating birds.

  • Cockerell's fantail
  • Kadavu fantail

Cardinals

Sunbirds

Sunbirds are small, colorful, nectar-feeding birds.

Estrildid Finches

Other Passerine Species

This section includes many other interesting perching birds from different families.

Caprimulgiformes: Nightjars and Hummingbirds

There are 36 species in this order that are near threatened.

Frogmouths

Frogmouths are nocturnal birds known for their wide, frog-like mouths.

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are tiny, colorful birds known for hovering.

Nightjars

Nightjars are nocturnal birds with camouflaged feathers.

Swifts

Swifts are fast-flying birds that spend most of their lives in the air.

  • Mascarene swiftlet
  • Giant swiftlet

Cuckoos

Cuckoos are known for their unique calls and sometimes for laying eggs in other birds' nests.

Trogons

Trogons are colorful birds found in tropical forests.

Piciformes: Woodpeckers and Toucans

There are 46 species in this order that are near threatened.

Toucans

Toucans are famous for their large, colorful bills.

Woodpeckers

Woodpeckers are known for drilling into trees.

Megalaimids (Asian Barbets)

Other Piciformes Species

Other Bird Species

This section lists other near threatened bird species that belong to different orders.

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