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THREATENED BIRDS IN ASIA
Internationally threatened species occuring in Malaysia

BirdLife International Listing

The species listed include species which meet the IUCN criteria for threatened species.

Note : Synonyms of common and Latin names are given in parenthesis.

Key to Status code : 

CR  =  Critical
EN  =  Endangered
VU  =  Vulnerable
NT  =  Near threatened
DD =  Data deficient

CHRISTMAS FRIGATEBIRD    Fregata andrewsi  VU
CHINESE EGRET   Egretta eulophotes  EN
MILKY STORK   Ibis cinereus  VU
STORM'S STORK   Ciconia stormi  EN
LESSER ADJUTANT   Leptoptilos javanicus  VU
WHITE-SHOULDERED IBIS    Pseudibis davisoni   EN
WHITE-WINGED DUCK    Cairina scutulata (Extinct in Malaysia)
MOUNTAIN SERPENT-EAGLE    Spilornis kinabaluensis    DD
GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE    Aquila clanga  VU
IMPERIAL EAGLE    Aquila heliaca  VU
WALLACES HAWK-EAGLE    Spizaetus nanus  VU
WHITE-FRONTED FALCONET    Microhierax latifrons  NT
BLACK WOOD PARTRIDGE    Melanoperdix nigra  NT
CHESTNUT-NECKLACED PARTRIDGE    Arborophila charltonii   VU  (Scaly-breasted Partridge)
CRESTLESS FIREBACK    Lophura erythropthalma  VU
BULWER'S PHEASANT    Lophura bulweri  VU
MOUNTAIN PEACOCK-PHEASANT    Polyplectron inopinatum  VU
MALAYSIAN PEACOCK-PHEASANT    Polyplectron malacense   VU
BORNEAN PEACOCK-PHEASANT    Polyplectron schleiermacheri CR
GREEN PEAFOWL   Pavo muticus  (Extinct in Malaysia)
CRESTED ARGUS    Rheinardia ocellata  VU
MASKED FINFOOT    Heliopais personata  VU
MALAYSIAN PLOVER    Charadrius peronii   NT
NORDMANN'S GREENSHANK    Tringa guttifer  EN
ASIAN DOWITCHER    Limnodromus semipalmatus  NT
(Asiatic Dowitcher) (L. griseus, L. taczanowskius)
SPOON-BILLED SANDPIPER    Eurynorhynchus pygmeus  VU
CHINESE CRESTED-TERN    Sterna bernsteini  CR
(S. zimmermanni)
SILVERY WOOD-PIGEON    Columba argentina VU
(Grey Wood Pigeon)
LARGE-GREEN PIGEON    Treron capellei   NT
GREY IMPERIAL-PIGEON    Ducula pickeringii  VU
BLUE-NAPED PARROT    Tanygnathus lucionensis  EN
BORNEAN GROUND-CUCKOO    Carpococcyx radiceus  VU
(Ground Cuckoo)
SHORT-TOED COUCAL    Centropus rectunguis  NT
WHITE-FRONTED SCOPS-OWL    Otus sagittatus  VU
RAJAH SCOPS-OWL    Otus brookii  VU
LARGE FROGMOUTH    Batrahostomus auritus  DD
DULIT FROGMOUTH    Batrachostomus harterti  DD
BORNEAN FROGMOUTH    Batraghostomus mixtus  DD
BONAPARTE'S NIGHTJAR    Caprimulgus concretus  NT
WATERFALL SWIFT    Hydrochrous gigas  NT
HELMETED HORNBILL    Rhinoplax vigil  NT
PLAIN-POUCHED HORNBILL    Aceros subraficollis  DD
MALAYSIAN HONEYGUIDE    Indicator archipelagicus  NT
GIANT PITTA   Pitta caerulea  NT
BLUE-BANDED PITTA    Pitta arcuata  VU
FAIRY PITTA    Pitta nympha  VU
STRAW-HEADED BULBUL    Pycnonotus zeylanicus  VU
HOOK-BILLED BULBUL    Seornis criniger  NT
BORNEAN BRISTLEHEAD    Pityriasis gymnocephala  NT
MALAYAN WHISTLING THRUSH    Myophonus robinsoni  NT
EVERETT'S THRUSH    Zoothera everetti  NT
RUFOUS-HEADED ROBIN    Erithacus ruficeps  VU
BROWN-CHESTED JUNGLE FLYCATCHER    Rhinomyias brunneata VU
JAVA SPARROW    Padda oryzivora  NT
BLACK ORIOLE    Oriolus hossi  NT
SHORT-TAILED MAGPIE   Cissa thalasslna  NT (Short-tailed Green Magpie)

56 species (55 + 1, Java Sparrow was introduced)


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