List of least concern birds

216 critically endangered avian species (1.9%)372 endangered avian species (3.3%)670 vulnerable avian species (6.0%)967 near threatened avian species (8.6%)8,767 least concern avian species (78.3%)37 data deficient avian species (0.3%)
Avian species (IUCN, 2025-2)
  • 11,198 extant species have been evaluated
  • 11,161 of those are fully assessed[a]
  • 9,734 are not threatened at present[b]
  • 1,427 to 1,464 are threatened[c]
  • 169 to 187 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
    • 164 extinct (EX) species[d]
    • 5 extinct in the wild (EW)
    • 18 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]

  1. ↑ excludes data deficient evaluations.
  2. ↑ NT and LC.
  3. ↑ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
  4. ↑ Chart omits extinct (EX) species

In December 2019, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 8460 least concern avian species.[1] Of all evaluated avian species, 76.9% are listed as least concern. No subpopulations of birds have been evaluated by the IUCN.

This is a complete list of least concern avian species evaluated by the IUCN. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.

Ostriches

Rheas

Emu and cassowaries

Tinamous

Ducks, geese, swans, screamers

Screamers

Magpie goose (monotypic)

Ducks, geese, and swans

Landfowl

Megapodes

Chachalacas, currassows, and guans

Guineafowl

New World quail

Pheasants and allies

Nightjars

Oilbird (monotypic)

Potoos

Frogmouths

Owlet-nightjars

Hummingbirds and swifts

Treeswifts

Swifts

Hummingbirds

Turacos

Bustards

Cuckoos

Sandgrouse

Doves and pigeons

Cranes, rails, finfoots, and trumpeters

Finfoots

Flufftails and forest rails

Rails, crakes, and coots

Trumpeters

Cranes

Limpkin (monotypic)

Grebes

Flamingos

Shorebirds and gulls

Buttonquail

Stone-curlews, thick-knees

Sheathbills

Oystercatchers

Ibisbill

Stilts and avocets

Plovers, dotterels, and lapwings

Egyptian plover (monotypic)

Painted-snipes

Jacanas

Seedsnipes

Sandpipers and snipes

Crab-plover (monotypic)

Coursers and pratincoles

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Skuas

Auks

Sunbittern, Kagu

Tropicbirds

Loons (Divers)

Penguins

Petrels, albatrosses, and shearwaters

Austral storm petrels

Albatrossess

Northern storm petrels

Petrels and shearwaters

Storks

Cormorants and allies

Frigatebirds

Gannets and boobies

Anhingas and darters

Cormorants and shags

Pelicans, ibises, and herons

Ibises and spoonbills

Herons and bitterns

Hamerkop (monotypic)

Pelicans

Hoatzin (monotypic)

Hawks, eagles, kites, and vultures

New World Vultures

Osprey (monotypic)

Kites, hawks, eagles, and Old World Vultures

Owls

Barn owls

Owls

Mousebirds

Cuckoo roller (monotypic)

Trogons

Hornbills and hoopoes

Hoopoes

Wood hoopoes

Hornbills

Kingfishers and allies

Rollers

Ground rollers

Kingfishers

Todies

Motmots

Bee-eaters

Woodpeckers, toucans, and barbets

Jacamars

Puffbirds

New World barbets

Toucan barbets

Toucans

Asian barbets

African barbets

Honeyguides

Woodpeckers

Seriemas

Falcons and caracaras

Parrots

Cockatoos

African & New World parrots

Old World parrots

Passerines

New Zealand wrens

Sapayoa (monotypic)

Asities

Broadbills

African & green broadbills

Pittas

Ovenbirds

Antbirds

Antthrushes

Antpittas

Gnateaters

Tapaculos

Crescentchests

Tyrant flycatchers

Cotingas

Manakins

Tityras, becards, and allies

Sharpbill (monotypic)

Royal flycatchers and allies

Lyrebirds

Bowerbirds

Australasian treecreepers

Australasian wrens

Honeyeaters

Bristlebirds

Pardalotes

Australasian warblers

Australasian babblers

Logrunners

Satinbirds

Berrypeckers, longbills

Painted berrypeckers

New Zealand wattlebirds

Whipbirds

Jewel-babblers, quail-thrushes

Wattle-eyes, batises

Bushshrikes

Boatbills

Vangas and allies

Woodswallows, butcherbirds, and allies

Mottled berryhunter (monotypic)

Ioras

Cuckooshrikes

Whiteheads

Sittellas

Ploughbill (monotypic)

Australo-Papuan bellbirds

Shriketits

Whistlers and allies

Vireos and allies

Figbirds and Old World orioles

Drongos

Fantails

Monarchs

Shrikes

Crows, jays, and allies

Australian mudnesters

Melampittas

Ifrit (monotypic)

Birds-of-paradise

Australasian robins

Rockjumpers

Waxwings

Silky-flycatchers

Hypocolius (monotypic)

Palmchat (monotypic)

Hylocitrea (monotypic)

Fairy flycatchers

Tits and chickadees

Penduline tits

Nicators

Bearded reedling (monotypic)

Larks

Bulbuls

Swallows and martins

Cupwings

Crombecs and African warblers

Cettia bush warblers and allies

Streaked scrub warbler (monotypic)

Yellow flycatchers

Hylias

Bushtits

Leaf warblers

Reed warblers and allies

Grassbirds and allies

Donacobius (monotypic)

Tetrakas and allies

Cisticolas and allies

Sylviid babblers

Parrotbills and allies

White-eyes

Old World babblers

Ground babblers

Alcippe fulvettas

Laughingthrushes and allies

Dapple-throat and allies

Sugarbirds

Fairy-bluebirds

Goldcrests and kinglets

Elachura (monotypic)

Hyliotas

Wrens

Gnatcatchers

Nuthatches

Wallcreeper (monotypic)

Treecreepers

Spotted creepers

Mockingbirds and thrashers

Starlings and allies

Oxpeckers

Thrushes

Old World flycatchers and allies

Dippers

Leafbirds

Flowerpeckers

Sunbirds

Old World sparrows

Weavers and allies

Waxbills, munias, and allies

Indigobirds and whydahs

Olive warbler (monotypic)

Accentors

Wagtails and pipits

Przevalski's finch (monotypic)

Finches and euphonias

Longspurs and allies

Thrush-tanager (monotypic)

Buntings

New World sparrows

Hispaniolan palm-tanagers

Spindalises

Wrenthrush (monotypic)

Cuban warblers

Yellow-breasted chat (monotypic)

Oropendolas, New World orioles, and blackbirds

New World warblers

Mitrospingid tanagers

Cardinals and allies

Tanagers and allies

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2020-3". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 10 December 2019.