List of Passeriformes by population

This is a list of Passeriforme species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields.

Passeriformes is the taxonomic order to which the perching birds belong.


Species by global population

Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image
Banded cotinga Cotinga maculata 50 - 249[1] CR[1] [1]
Chestnut-capped piha Lipaugus weberi 50 - 249[2] CR[2] [2] Total population may range anywhere from 250 -2,500 individuals. Mature individuals placed in lower band out of caution.[2]
Hawaiian Crow Corvus hawaiiensis 111[3] EW[3] N/A Last known wild individuals seen in 2002. 64 males, 40 females, 7 unsexed individuals are currently held in captivity.[3]
'Akikiki Oreomystis bairdi 150 - 610[4] CR[4] [4] Total population is estimated to be 231-916 individuals.[4]
Araripe manakin Antilophia bokermanni 150 - 700[5] CR[5] [5] Total population is estimated to be 779 individuals.[5]
Socorro mockingbird Mimus graysoni 190 - 280[6] CR[6] [6] Total population is estimated to be 287-419 individuals.[6]
Raso lark Alauda razae 250 - 999[7] CR[7] [7] Total population was estimated to be 855 individuals in 2015.[7]
Superb pitta Pitta superba 250 - 999[8] EN[8] [8]
Grey-winged cotinga Lipaugus conditus 250 - 999[9] VU[9] [9] Total population is estimated to be 1,000 individuals.[9]
Atlantic royal flycatcher Onychorhynchus swainsoni 600 - 1,700[10] VU[10] [10] Total population is estimated to be 1,000-2,499 individuals.[10]
Gurney's pitta Hydrornis gurneyi 1,000 - 2,500[11] CR[11] [11]
Turquoise cotinga Cotinga ridgwayi 1,250 - 2,820[12] VU[12] [12] Total population is estimated to be 1,880-4,230 individuals, assuming 10% of range is occupied.[12]
New Zealand rock wren Xenicus gilviventris 1,250 - 6,000[13] EN[13] [13] Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 5,000.[13]
Bare-necked umbrellabird Cephalopterus glabricollis 1,900 - 7,100[14] EN[14] [14] Values given are estimated population of mature individuals, assuming extrapolating from Panamanian population.[14]
Grauer's broadbill Pseudocalyptomena graueri 2,500 - 9,999[15] VU[15] [15]
Mindanao wattled broadbill

(Wattled broadbill)

Sarcophanops steerii 2,500 - 9,999[16] VU[16] [16]
Black-headed berryeater Carpornis melanocephala 2,500 - 9,999[17] NT[17] [17]
White-cheeked cotinga Zaratornis stresemanni 2,500 - 9,999[18] NT[18] [18]
Black-faced pitta Pitta anerythra 2,500 - 10,000[19] VU[19] [19] Best estimate for number of mature individuals in 6,500.[19]
North Island kōkako Callaeas wilsoni 3,000 - 6,000[20] LC[20] [20] Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 5,000.[20]
Three-wattled bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus 3,600 - 14,000[21] VU[21] [21] Total population is estimated to be 5,400-21,000 individuals.[21]
Banda Sea pitta Pitta vigorsii 5,000 - 9,999[22] LC[22] [22] Total population is estimated to be 8,300-14,500 individuals.[22]
Long-wattled umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger 7,500-15,000[23] VU[23] [23] Total population is estimated to be 11,200-22,400 individuals.[23]
Graceful pitta Erythropitta venusta >10,000[24] LC[24] [24] No data on population size exist; however, "it is considered highly unlikely that the number of mature individuals is fewer than 10,000."[24]
Schneider's pitta Hydrornis schneideri >10,000[25] LC[25] [25] No data on population size exist; however, "it is considered highly unlikely that the number of mature individuals is fewer than 10,000."[25]
Yellow-bellied sunbird-asity Neodrepanis hypoxantha 10,000 - 19,999[26] VU[26] [26] Total population is estimated to be 15,000-30,000 individuals.[26]
Blue-rumped manakin Lepidothrix isidorei 10,000 - 19,999[27] LC[27] [27]
Elegant pitta Pitta elegans 15,000 - 25,000[28] LC[28] [28] Total population is estimated to be 20,000-35,000 individuals.[28]
Golden-crowned manakin Lepidothrix vilasboasi 15,000 - 137,000[29] LC[29] [29] Total population is estimated to be 23,000 - 205,000 individuals.[29]
Ornate pitta Pitta concinna 20,000 - 40,000[30] LC[30] [30] Total population is estimated to be 32,000-64,000 individuals.[30]
Lovely cotinga Cotinga amabilis 20,000 - 49,999[31] LC[31] [31]
Black-and-gold cotinga Lipaugus ater 20,000 - 49,999 [32] LC[32] [32] Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 44,591.[32]
Swallow-tailed cotinga Phibalura flavirostris 20,000 - 49,999[33] LC[33] [33]
Cinnamon-vented piha Lipaugus lanioides 50,000 - 99,999[34] LC[34] [34]
Blue cotinga Cotinga nattererii 50,000 - 499,999[35] LC[35] [35]
Rufous piha Lipaugus unirufus 50,000 - 499,999[36] LC[36] [36]
Orange-collared manakin Manacus aurantiacus 50,000 - 499,999[37] LC[37] [37]
White-collared manakin Manacus candei 50,000 - 499,999[38] LC[38] [38]
Bare-throated bellbird Procnias nudicollis 80,000 - 130,000[39] NT[39] [39] Total population is estimated to be 123,165-193,545 individuals.[39]
Opal-crowned manakin Lepidothrix iris 250,000-1,500,000[40] VU[40] [40] Total population is estimated to be 433,000-2,466,000 individuals.[40]
Lance-tailed manakin Chiroxiphia lanceolata 500,000-4,999,999[41] LC[41] [41]
Golden-collared manakin Manacus vitellinus 500,000-4,999,999[42] LC[42] [42]
Amazonian royal flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus 500,000-4,999,999[43] LC[43] [43]
Purple-throated fruitcrow Querula purpurata 5,000,000 - 49,999,999[44] LC[44] [44]
Common raven Corvus corax 21,000,000-26,400,000[45] LC[45] [45]
Canada jay Perisoreus canadensis 26,000,000[46] LC[46] [46]
American robin Turdus migratorius 370,000,000[47] LC[47] [47]
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica 290,000,000 - 487,000,000[48] LC[48] [48]

Species without population estimates

Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image
Blue-headed pitta Hydrornis baudii unknown[49] VU[49] [49]
Fairy pitta Pitta nympha unknown[50] VU[50] [50]
Azure-breasted pitta Pitta steerii unknown[51] VU[51] [51]
Whiskered pitta Erythropitta kochi unknown[52] LC[52] [52]
Pompadour cotinga Xipholena punicea unknown[53] LC[53] [53]

See also

References

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