As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Tuesday 29 July 2014

8 species of Indian birds added to endangered list

TNN | Jul 26, 2014, 11.40PM IST

Times News Network

Mumbai: Eight species of Indian birds have been added to the endangered list owing to relentless habitat destruction.The latest International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) "red list" (2014) shows that a total of 173 bird species in the country are now threatened. The list is based on studies conducted by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and BirdLife International (UK).

The eight species of birds newly added to the list include Woolly-necked Stork, Andaman Teal (both uplisted from least concern to vulnerable), Andaman Green Pigeon, Ashy-headed Green Pigeon, Red-headed Falcon, Himalayan Griffon, Bearded Vulture and Yunnan Nuthatch (all uplisted from least concern to near threatened). When a species is "uplisted", it means that it has moved up on the threatened ladder, deeper into the danger zone, said a BNHS release.


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