List of Endangered Species (Birds)

  • Endangered = Endangered species.
  • Threatened = Threatened species.
  • Endangered (S/A) = Endangered based on similarity of appearance to an existing listed species
  • Threatened (S/A) = Threatened based on similarity of appearance to an existing listed species
  • XE = Essential experimental population.
  • XN = Nonessential experimental population (See subpart H of this part).
source : Animal Welfare Institute ...

Common Name Scientific Name Status
Adjutant, greater Leptoptilos dubius Endangered
Akekee (honeycreeper) Loxops caeruleirostris Endangered
Akepa, Hawaii Loxops coccineus Endangered
Akepa, Maui Loxops ochraceus Endangered
Akialoa, Kauai Hemignathus stejnegeri Endangered
Akiapolaau Hemignathus wilsoni Endangered
Akikiki (honeycreeper) Oreomystis bairdi Endangered
Albatross, Amsterdam Diomedea amsterdamensis Endangered
Albatross, short-tailed Phoebastria (=Diomedea) albatrus Endangered
Alethe, Thyolo Alethe choloensis Endangered
Antpitta, brown-banded Grallaria milleri Endangered
Antwren, black-hooded Formicivora erythronotos Endangered
Blackbird, yellow-shouldered Agelaius xanthomus Endangered
Bobwhite, masked (quail) Colinus virginianus ridgwayi Endangered
Booby, Abbott's Papasula (=Sula) abbotti Endangered
Bristlebird, western Dasyornis longirostris (=brachypterus l.) Endangered
Bristlebird, western rufous Dasyornis broadbenti littoralis Endangered
Bulbul, Mauritius olivaceous Hypsipetes borbonicus olivaceus Endangered
Bullfinch, Sao Miguel (finch) Pyrrhula pyrrhula murina Endangered
Bush-shrike, Ulugura Malaconotus alius Threatened
Bushwren, New Zealand Xenicus longipes Endangered
Bustard, great Indian Ardeotis (=Choriotis) nigriceps Endangered
Cahow Pterodroma cahow Endangered
Capercaillie, Cantabrian Tetrao urogallus cantabricus Endangered
Caracara, crested, (Audubon's) [FL DPS] Polyborus plancus audubonii Threatened
Cinclodes, royal Cinclodes aricomae Endangered
Cockatoo, Philippine Cacatua haematuropygia Endangered
Cockatoo, salmon-crested Cacatua moluccensis Threatened
Cockatoo, white Cacatua alba Threatened
Cockatoo, yellow-crested Cacatua sulphurea Endangered
Condor, Andean Vultur gryphus Endangered
Condor, California Gymnogyps californianus Endangered
Condor, California Gymnogyps californianus XN
Coot, Hawaiian Fulica americana alai Endangered
Cotinga, banded Cotinga maculata Endangered
Cotinga, white-winged Xipholena atropurpurea Endangered
Courser, Jerdon's Rhinoptilus bitorquatus Endangered
Crane, black-necked Grus nigricollis Endangered
Crane, Cuba sandhill Grus canadensis nesiotes Endangered
Crane, hooded Grus monacha Endangered
Crane, Japanese Grus japonensis Endangered
Crane, Mississippi sandhill Grus canadensis pulla Endangered
Crane, Siberian white Grus leucogeranus Endangered
Crane, white-naped Grus vipio Endangered
Crane, whooping Grus americana Endangered
Crane, whooping Grus americana XN
Creeper, Hawaii Oreomystis mana Endangered
Creeper, Molokai Paroreomyza flammea Endangered
Creeper, Oahu Paroreomyza maculata Endangered
Crow, Hawaiian Corvus hawaiiensis Endangered
Crow, Mariana Corvus kubaryi Endangered
Crow, white-necked Corvus leucognaphalus Endangered
Cuckoo, yellow-billed [Western DPS] Coccyzus americanus Threatened
Cuckoo-shrike, Mauritius Coquus typicus Endangered
Cuckoo-shrike, Reunion Coquus newtoni Endangered
Curassow, blue-billed Crax alberti Endangered
Curassow, razor-billed Mitu mitu mitu Endangered
Curassow, red-billed Crax blumenbachii Endangered
Curassow, Trinidad white-headed Pipile pipile pipile Endangered
Curlew, Eskimo Numenius borealis Endangered
Curlew, slender-billed Numenius tenuirostris Endangered
Dove, cloven-feathered Drepanoptila holosericea Endangered
Dove, Grenada gray-fronted Leptotila rufaxilla wellsi Endangered
Duck, Hawaiian Anas wyvilliana Endangered
Duck, Laysan Anas laysanensis Endangered
Duck, pink-headed Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Endangered
Duck, white-winged wood Cairina scutulata Endangered
Eagle, Greenland white-tailed Haliaeetus albicilla groenlandicus Endangered
Eagle, harpy Harpia harpyja Endangered
Eagle, Madagascar sea Haliaeetus vociferoides Endangered
Eagle, Madagascar serpent Eutriorchis astur Endangered
Eagle, Philippine Pithecophaga jefferyi Endangered
Eagle, Spanish imperial Aquila heliaca adalberti Endangered
Egret, Chinese Egretta eulophotes Endangered
Eider, spectacled Somateria fischeri Threatened
Eider, Steller's [AK Breeding DPS] Polysticta stelleri Threatened
Elepaio, Oahu Chasiempis ibidis Endangered
Falcon, Eurasian peregrine Falco peregrinus peregrinus Endangered
Falcon, northern aplomado Falco femoralis septentrionalis Endangered
Falcon, northern aplomado Falco femoralis septentrionalis XN
Finch, Laysan (honeycreeper) Telespyza cantans Endangered
Finch, Nihoa (honeycreeper) Telespyza ultima Endangered
Fire-eye, fringed-backed Pyriglena atra Endangered
Flamingo, Andean Phoenicoparrus andinus Endangered
Flycatcher, Euler's Empidonax euleri johnstonei Endangered
Flycatcher, Seychelles paradise Terpsiphone corvina Endangered
Flycatcher, southwestern willow Empidonax traillii extimus Endangered
Flycatcher, Tahiti Pomarea nigra Endangered
Fody, Mauritius Foudia rubra Endangered
Fody, Rodrigues Foudia flavicans Endangered
Fody, Seychelles (weaver-finch) Foudia sechellarum Endangered
Francolin, Djibouti Francolinus ochropectus Endangered
Frigatebird, Andrew's Fregata andrewsi Endangered
Gallinule, Hawaiian common (Alae ula) Gallinula chloropus (=galeata) sandvicensis Endangered
Gnatcatcher, coastal California Polioptila californica californica Threatened
Goose, Hawaiian Branta (=Nesochen) sandvicensis Endangered
Goshawk, Christmas Island Accipiter fasciatus natalis Endangered
Goshawk, Queen Charlotte [British Columbia DPS] Accipiter gentilis laingi Threatened
Grackle, slender-billed Quisicalus palustris Endangered
Grasswren, Eyrean (flycatcher) Amytornis goyderi Endangered
Grebe, Alaotra Tachybaptus rufoflavatus Endangered
Grebe, Atitlan Podilymbus gigas Endangered
Grebe, Junín Podiceps taczanowskii Endangered
Greenshank, Nordmann's Tringa guttifer Endangered
Ground-cuckoo, southeastern rufous-vented Neomorphus geoffroyi dulcis Endangered
Ground-dove, friendly (= tuaimeo) (American Samoa DPS) Gallicolumba stairi Endangered
Guan, cauca Penelope perspicax Endangered
Guan, horned Oreophasis derbianus Endangered
Guan, white-winged Penelope albipennis Endangered
Guineafowl, white-breasted Agelastes meleagrides Threatened
Gull, Audouin's Larus audouinii Endangered
Gull, relict Larus relictus Endangered
Hawk, Galapagos Buteo galapagoensis Endangered
Hawk, Hawaiian Buteo solitarius Endangered
Hawk, Puerto Rican broad-winged Buteo platypterus brunnescens Endangered
Hawk, Puerto Rican sharp-shinned Accipiter striatus venator Endangered
Hermit, hook-billed (hummingbird) Ramphodon (=Glaucis) dohrnii Endangered
Hermit, Margaretta's Phaethornis malaris margarettae Endangered
Honeycreeper, crested (Akohekohe) Palmeria dolei Endangered
Honeyeater, helmeted Lichenostomus melanops cassidix (=Meliphaga c.) Endangered
Hornbill, helmeted Buceros (=Rhinoplax) vigil Endangered
Hummingbird, Honduran emerald Amazilia luciae Endangered
Ibis, giant Pseudibis gigantea Endangered
Ibis, Japanese crested Nipponia nippon Endangered
Ibis, northern bald Geronticus eremita Endangered
Iiwi (honeycreeper) Drepanis coccinea Threatened
Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus Endangered
Kakapo Strigops habroptilus Endangered
Kestrel, Mauritius Falco punctatus Endangered
Kestrel, Seychelles Falco araea Endangered
Kingfisher, Guam Micronesian Halcyon cinnamomina cinnamomina Endangered
Kite, Cuba hook-billed Chondrohierax uncinatus wilsonii Endangered
Kite, Grenada hook-billed Chondrohierax uncinatus mirus Endangered
Kite, snail (Everglade) Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus Endangered
Knot, rufa red Calidris canutus rufa Threatened
Kokako (wattlebird) Callaeas cinerea Endangered
Lark, Raso Alauda razae Endangered
Lark, streaked horned Eremophila alpestris strigata Threatened
Macaw, blue-throated Ara glaucogularis Endangered
Macaw, glaucous Anodorhynchus glaucus Endangered
Macaw, great green Ara ambiguus Endangered
Macaw, hyacinth Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus Threatened
Macaw, indigo Anodorhynchus leari Endangered
Macaw, little blue Cyanopsitta spixii Endangered
Macaw, military Ara militaris Endangered
Magpie-robin, Seychelles (thrush) Copsychus sechellarum Endangered
Malimbe, Ibadan Malimbus ibadanensis Endangered
Malkoha, red-faced (cuckoo) Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus Endangered
Mao (= maomao) (honeyeater) Gymnomyza samoensis Endangered
Megapode, Maleo Macrocephalon maleo Endangered
Megapode, Micronesian (=La Perouse's) Megapodius laperouse Endangered
Merganser, Brazilian Mergus octosetaceus Endangered
Millerbird, Nihoa (old world warbler) Acrocephalus familiaris kingi Endangered
Mockingbird, Socorro Mimus Graysoni Endangered
Moorhen, Mariana common Gallinula chloropus guami Endangered
Murrelet, marbled [CA, OR, WA DPS] Brachyramphus marmoratus Threatened
Nightjar, Puerto Rican Caprimulgus noctitherus Endangered
Nukupuu, Kauai Hemignathus hanapepe Endangered
Nukupuu, Maui Hemignathus affinis Endangered
Nuthatch, Algerian Sitta ledanti Endangered
`O`o, Kauai (honeyeater) Moho braccatus Endangered
Ostrich, Arabian Struthio camelus syriacus Endangered
Ostrich, West African Struthio camelus spatzi Endangered
`O`u (honeycreeper) Psittirostra psittacea Endangered
Owl, Anjouan scops Otus rutilus capnodes Endangered
Owl, giant scops Mimizuku (=Otus) gurneyi Endangered
Owl, Madagascar red Tyto soumagnei Endangered
Owl, Mexican spotted Strix occidentalis lucida Threatened
Owl, northern spotted Strix occidentalis caurina Threatened
Owl, Seychelles scops Otus magicus (=insularis) insularis Endangered
Owlet, Morden's Otus ireneae Endangered
Oystercatcher, Canarian black Haematopus meadewaldoi Endangered
Palila (honeycreeper) Loxioides bailleui Endangered
Paradise-flycatcher, caerulean Eutrichomyias rowleyi Endangered
Parakeet, blue-throated (=ochre-marked) Pyrrhura cruentata Endangered
Parakeet, Forbes' Cyanoramphus auriceps forbesi Endangered
Parakeet, golden Aratinga guarouba Endangered
Parakeet, golden-shouldered Psephotus chrysopterygius Endangered
Parakeet, Mauritius Psittacula echo Endangered
Parakeet, Norfolk Island Cyanoramphus cookii (=novaezelandiae c.) Endangered
Parakeet, orange-bellied Neophema chrysogaster Endangered
Parakeet, paradise Psephotus pulcherrimus Endangered
Parrot, Bahaman or Cuban Amazona leucocephala Endangered
Parrot, ground Pezoporus wallicus Endangered
Parrot, imperial Amazona imperialis Endangered
Parrot, night (=Australian) Geopsittacus occidentalis Endangered
Parrot, Puerto Rican Amazona vittata Endangered
Parrot, red-browed Amazona rhodocorytha Endangered
Parrot, red-capped Pionopsitta pileata Endangered
Parrot, red-necked Amazona arausiaca Endangered
Parrot, red-spectacled Amazona pretrei pretrei Endangered
Parrot, red-tailed Amazona brasiliensis Endangered
Parrot, Seychelles lesser vasa Coracopsis nigra barklyi Endangered
Parrot, St. Vincent Amazona guildingii Endangered
Parrot, St. Lucia Amazona versicolor Endangered
Parrot, thick-billed Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha Endangered
Parrot, vinaceous-breasted Amazona vinacea Endangered
Parrot, yellow-billed Amazona collaria Threatened
Parrotbill, Maui (Kiwikiu) Pseudonestor xanthophrys Endangered
Penguin, African Spheniscus demersus Endangered
Penguin, erect-crested Eudyptes sclateri Threatened
Penguin, Fiordland crested Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Threatened
Penguin, Galapagos Spheniscus mendiculus Endangered
Penguin, Humboldt Spheniscus humboldti Threatened
Penguin, southern rockhopper [New Zealand-Australia DPS] Eudyptes chrysocome Threatened
Penguin, white-flippered Eudyptula minor albosignata Threatened
Penguin, yellow-eyed Megadyptes antipodes Threatened
Petrel, Chatham Pterodroma axillaris Endangered
Petrel, Fiji Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi Endangered
Petrel, Galapagos Pterodroma phaeopygia Threatened
Petrel, Hawaiian Pterodroma sandwichensis Endangered
Petrel, Madeira Pterodroma madeira Endangered
Petrel, magenta Pterodroma magentae Endangered
Petrel, Mascarene black Pterodroma aterrima Endangered
Pheasant, bar-tailed Syrmaticus humaie Endangered
Pheasant, Blyth's tragopan Tragopan blythii Endangered
Pheasant, brown eared Crossoptilon mantchuricum Endangered
Pheasant, Cabot's tragopan Tragopan caboti Endangered
Pheasant, cheer Catreus wallichii Endangered
Pheasant, Chinese monal Lophophorus lhuysii Endangered
Pheasant, Edward's Lophura edwardsi Endangered
Pheasant, Elliot's Syrmaticus ellioti Endangered
Pheasant, imperial Lophura imperialis Endangered
Pheasant, Mikado Syrmaticus mikado Endangered
Pheasant, Palawan peacock Polyplectron emphanum Endangered
Pheasant, Sclater's monal Lophophorus sclateri Endangered
Pheasant, Swinhoe's Lophura swinhoii Endangered
Pheasant, western tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus Endangered
Pheasant, white eared Crossoptilon crossoptilon Endangered
Pigeon, Azores wood Columba palumbus azorica Endangered
Pigeon, Chatham Island Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae chathamensis Endangered
Pigeon, Marquesan imperial Ducula galeata Endangered
Pigeon, Mindoro imperial (=zone-tailed) Ducula mindorensis Endangered
Pigeon, pink Columba mayeri Endangered
Pigeon, Puerto Rican plain Columba inornata wetmorei Endangered
Pigeon, white-tailed laurel Columba junoniae Threatened
Piping-guan, black-fronted Pipile jacutinga Endangered
Pitta, Gurney's Pitta gurneyi Endangered
Pitta, Koch's Pitta kochi Endangered
Plantcutter, Peruvian Phytotoma raimondii Endangered
Plover, New Zealand shore Thinornis novaeseelandiae Endangered
Plover, piping [Great Lakes watershed DPS] Charadrius melodus Endangered
Plover, piping [Atlantic Coast and Northern Great Plains populations] Charadrius melodus Threatened
Plover, western snowy [Pacific Coast population DPS] Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus Threatened
Pochard, Madagascar Aythya innotata Endangered
Po`ouli (honeycreeper) Melamprosops phaeosoma Endangered
Prairie-chicken, Attwater's greater Tympanuchus cupido attwateri Endangered
Puffleg, black-breasted Eriocnemis nigrivestis Endangered
Quail, Merriam's Montezuma Cyrtonyx montezumae merriami Endangered
Quetzel, resplendent Pharomachrus mocinno Endangered
Rail, Aukland Island Rallus pectoralis muelleri Endangered
Rail, California clapper Rallus longirostris obsoletus Endangered
Rail, Guam Rallus owstoni Endangered
Rail, Guam Rallus owstoni XN
Rail, Junín Laterallus tuerosi Endangered
Rail, light-footed clapper Rallus longirostris levipes Endangered
Rail, Lord Howe wood Gallirallus (=Tricholimnas) sylvestris Endangered
Rail, Yuma clapper Rallus longirostris yumanensis Endangered
Rhea, lesser (incl. Darwin's) Rhea (=Pterocnemia) pennata Endangered
Robin, Chatham Island Petroica traversi Endangered
Robin, dappled mountain Arcanator orostruthus Threatened
Robin, scarlet-breasted (flycatcher) Petroica multicolor multicolor Endangered
Rockfowl, grey-necked Picathartes oreas Endangered
Rockfowl, white-necked Picathartes gymnocephalus Endangered
Roller, long-tailed ground Uratelornis chimaera Endangered
Sage-grouse, Gunnison Centrocercus minimus Threatened
Scrub-bird, noisy Atrichornis clamosus Endangered
Scrub-jay, Florida Aphelocoma coerulescens Threatened
Shama, Cebu black (thrush) Copsychus niger cebuensis Endangered
Shearwater, Heinroth's Puffinus heinrothi Threatened
Shearwater, Newell's Townsend's Puffinus auricularis newelli Threatened
Shrike, San Clemente loggerhead Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi Endangered
Siskin, red Carduelis cucullata Endangered
Sparrow, Cape Sable seaside Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis Endangered
Sparrow, Florida grasshopper Ammodramus savannarum floridanus Endangered
Sparrow, San Clemente sage Amphispiza belli clementeae Threatened
Sparrowhawk, Anjouan Island Accipiter francesii pusillus Endangered
Starling, Ponape mountain Aplonis pelzelni Endangered
Starling, Rothschild's (myna) Leucopsar rothschildi Endangered
Stilt, black Himantopus novaezelandiae Endangered
Stilt, Hawaiian Himantopus mexicanus (=himantopus) knudseni Endangered
Stork, oriental white Ciconia boyciana (=ciconia b.) Endangered
Stork, wood [Southeast U.S. DPS] Mycteria americana Threatened
Storm-petrel, band-rumped (Hawaii DPS) Oceanodroma castro Endangered
Sunbird, Marungu Nectarinia prigoginei Endangered
Swiftlet, Mariana gray Aerodramus vanikorensis bartschi Endangered
Tanager, cherry-throated Nemosia rourei Endangered
Teal, Campbell Island flightless Anas aucklandica nesiotis Endangered
Tern, California least Sterna antillarum browni Endangered
Tern, least [Interior DPS] Sterna antillarum Endangered
Tern, roseate [Northeast U.S. nesting population DPS] Sterna dougallii dougallii Endangered
Tern, roseate [Western Hemisphere DPS] Sterna dougallii dougallii Threatened
Thicketbird, long-legged Trichocichla rufa Endangered
Thrasher, white-breasted Ramphocinclus brachyurus Endangered
Thrush, large Kauai Myadestes myadestinus Endangered
Thrush, Molokai Myadestes lanaiensis rutha Endangered
Thrush, New Zealand (wattlebird) Turnagra capensis Endangered
Thrush, small Kauai Myadestes palmeri Endangered
Thrush, St. Lucia forest Cichlherminia lherminieri sanctaeluciae Endangered
Thrush, Taita Turdus olivaceous helleri Endangered
Tinamou, solitary Tinamus solitarius Endangered
Tit-spinetail, white-browed Leptasthenura xenothorax Endangered
Tit-tyrant, ash-breasted Anairetes alpinus Endangered
Tody-tyrant, Kaempfer's Hemitriccus kaempferi Endangered
Towhee, Inyo California Pipilo crissalis eremophilus Threatened
Tree-finch, medium Camarhynchus pauper Endangered
Trembler, Martinique (thrasher) Cinclocerthia ruficauda gutturalis Endangered
Turaco, Bannerman's Tauraco bannermani Endangered
Turtle-dove, Seychelles Streptopelia picturata rostrata Endangered
Vanga, Pollen's Xenopirostris polleni Threatened
Vanga, Van Dam's Xenopirostris damii Threatened
Vireo, least Bell's Vireo bellii pusillus Endangered
Wanderer, plain (collared-hemipode) Pedionomous torquatus Endangered
Warbler, Aldabra (old world warbler) Nesillas aldabranus Endangered
Warbler (wood), Bachman's Vermivora bachmanii Endangered
Warbler (wood), Barbados yellow Dendroica petechia petechia Endangered
Warbler, elfin-woods Setophaga angelae Threatened
Warbler (wood), golden-cheeked Dendroica chrysoparia Endangered
Warbler (wood), Kirtland's Dendroica kirtlandii Endangered
Warbler, Eiao Marquesas reed- Acrocephalus percernis aquilonis Endangered
Warbler, nightingale reed, (old world warbler) Acrocephalus luscinia Endangered
Warbler, Rodrigues (old world warbler) Bebrornis rodericanus Endangered
Warbler (wood), Semper's Leucopeza semperi Endangered
Warbler, Seychelles (old world warbler) Bebrornis sechellensis Endangered
Wattle-eye, banded Platysteira laticincta Endangered
Weaver, Clarke's Ploceus golandi Endangered
Whipbird, western Psophodes nigrogularis Endangered
White-eye, bridled Zosterops conspicillatus conspicillatus Endangered
White-eye, Norfolk Island Zosterops albogularis Endangered
White-eye, Ponape greater Rukia longirostra Endangered
White-eye, Rota bridled Zosterops rotensis Endangered
White-eye, Seychelles Zosterops modesta Endangered
Woodpecker, imperial Campephilus imperialis Endangered
Woodpecker, ivory-billed Campephilus principalis Endangered
Woodpecker, red-cockaded Picoides borealis Endangered
Woodpecker, Tristam's Dryocopus javensis richardsi Endangered
Wood-quail, gorgeted Odontophorus strophium Endangered
Woodstar, Chilean Eulidia yarrellii Endangered
Woodstar, Esmeraldas Chaetocercus berlepschi Endangered
Wren, Guadeloupe house Troglodytes aedon guadeloupensis Endangered
Wren, St. Lucia house Troglodytes aedon mesoleucus Endangered

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