List of data deficient birds

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

As of January 2026, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 37 data deficient avian species.[1]

This is a complete list of data deficient 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.

Includes petrels and albatrosses

("Crane-like")

Other bird species

See also

References

  1. ^ "IUCN Red List version 2025-2". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 January 2026.