Home›Birds›Conservation Status›Least ConcernBrowse ByLeast ConcernConservation status groups species by how close each one is to extinction, using the category scale most conservation scientists rely on, running from least concern through near threatened, vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered, to extinct in the wild or extinct. Assessments come from bodies such as the IUCN Red List and are re-checked as a species population changes. A species with no current assessment recorded here is not shown as any of these categories.FactsLeast ConcernSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1Least ConcernFilter Results279 entriesCommon GroupAllBirds Of Prey (Raptors) (27)Cuckoos (8)Gulls, Terns And Auks (25)Herons, Egrets And Allies (13)Kingfishers And Allies (6)Other Birds (33)Owls (7)Parrots (4)Passerines (Songbirds) (77)Penguins And Seabirds (21)Pigeons And Doves (9)Ratites And Flightless Birds (3)Shorebirds (Waders) (24)Waterfowl (16)Woodpeckers (6)Everyday GroupAllBirds Of Prey (Raptors) (27)Cuckoos (8)Gulls, Terns And Auks (25)Herons, Egrets And Allies (13)Kingfishers And Allies (6)Other Birds (33)Owls (7)Parrots (4)Passerines (Songbirds) (77)Penguins And Seabirds (21)Pigeons And Doves (9)Ratites And Flightless Birds (3)Shorebirds (Waders) (24)Waterfowl (16)Woodpeckers (6)HabitatAllAlpine (2)Bog (9)Boreal Forest (14)Chaparral (15)Cloud Forest (1)Desert (18)Estuary (15)Flooded Grassland and Savanna (1)Freshwater (5)Freshwater Marsh (6)Grassland (35)Ice Sheet (2)Intertidal Zone (9)Lake (44)Mangrove Forest (4)Marine (9)Neritic Zone (8)Open Ocean (6)Riparian Zone (14)River (27)Salt Marsh (4)Savanna (8)Steppe (5)Temperate Coniferous Forest (7)Temperate Forest (22)Temperate Rainforest (2)Tropical Dry Forest (1)Tropical Rainforest (12)Tundra (27)Vernal Pool (1)Wetlands (37)Xeric Shrubland (4)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (11)Africa (115)Albania (13)Algeria (10)Andorra (13)Angola (7)Antigua and Barbuda (10)Argentina (22)Armenia (13)Australasia (31)Australia (97)Austria (25)Azerbaijan (13)Bahamas (13)Bahrain (12)Bangladesh (8)Barbados (13)Belarus (20)Belgium (176)Belize (12)Bhutan (11)Bolivia (18)Bosnia and Herzegovina (13)Botswana (12)Brazil (54)Brunei (10)Bulgaria (20)Burkina Faso (6)Burundi (7)Cabo Verde (7)Canada (32)Chile (17)China (18)Colombia (76)Costa Rica (11)Croatia (13)Cuba (13)Cyprus (19)Czechia (21)Denmark (160)Djibouti (28)Dominica (9)Dominican Republic (13)Ecuador (67)Egypt (11)El Salvador (7)Eritrea (27)Estonia (21)Finland (21)France (71)Georgia (14)Germany (26)Greece (13)Grenada (8)Guatemala (10)Guyana (8)Haiti (8)Honduras (10)Hungary (13)Iceland (19)India (9)Indonesia (10)Iran (9)Ireland (35)Israel (15)Italy (17)Japan (10)Kenya (32)Latvia (8)Lithuania (7)Luxembourg (51)Madagascar (8)Mauritius (12)Mexico (10)Mozambique (29)Netherlands (32)New Zealand (37)Nicaragua (8)North America (142)Norway (258)Panama (7)Peru (12)Poland (57)Portugal (15)Romania (6)Russia (79)South Africa (40)South America (38)South Asia (119)Spain (152)Sweden (126)Switzerland (21)Taiwan (32)Tanzania (29)Ukraine (105)United Arab Emirates (31)United Kingdom (53)United States (90)Uruguay (21)Venezuela (42)Showing the 100 most common of 180 options.DietAllCarnivore (56)Detritivore or Scavenger (10)Frugivore (5)Herbivore (52)Insectivore (66)Omnivore (47)Parasitic (1)Piscivore (32)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (69)Marine (68)Marine and Freshwater (3)Terrestrial (238)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Terrestrial and Marine (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (279)Population TrendAllDecreasing (1)Stable (3)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (2)Climate Change and Severe Weather (1)Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (1)Pollution (2)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (29)Disease Vector (6)Domesticated (4)Eaten or Drunk by People (4)Ecotourism and Research (13)Farmed or Commercially Raised (2)Hunted or Fished (48)Invasive or Introduced Species (24)Kept as Pets (9)Natural Pest Control (21)No Significant Interaction with Humans (3)Pollinator (3)Source of Fibre (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (8)Appendix II (42)Appendix III (12)Not Listed (221)NatureServe RankAllG4 Apparently Secure (7)G5 Secure (92)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (5)Antarctic Peninsula (6)Arctic Ocean (1)Arctic Tundra (7)Camargue (2)Canadian Boreal Forest (1)Caspian Sea (11)Chagos Archipelago (1)Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (5)Chihuahuan Desert (1)Daintree Rainforest (1)Danube Delta (5)Doñana (5)Eastern Himalayas (2)Everglades (2)Galapagos (5)Gobi Desert (1)Great Barrier Reef (2)Great Lakes (8)Great Plains (5)Gulf of California (1)Heath (7)Iguazu (1)Kruger National Park (1)Lake Baikal (3)Lake Victoria (1)Llanos (1)Mediterranean Basin (1)Mesopotamian Marshes (1)Mojave Desert (1)Moorland (11)New Guinea Rainforest (1)Okavango Delta (4)Pampas (1)Pantanal (3)Prairie Pothole Region (1)Sahara Desert (1)Sahel (4)Simpson Desert (2)Sonoran Desert (3)Svalbard (9)Thar Desert (1)Wadden Sea (3)Western Ghats (3)Yellowstone (2)TaxonomyAllAccipiter (5)Accipitridae (7)Accipitriformes (5)Acrocephalidae (2)Aerodramus (6)Alaudidae (4)Alcedinidae (1)Alcidae (2)Anas (1)Anatidae (11)Anser (1)Anseriformes (3)Apodiformes (3)Ardeidae (4)Aves (10)Bombycillidae (1)Calidris (1)Caprimulgiformes (1)Carduelis (1)Cathartidae (1)Certhiidae (1)Charadriidae (7)Charadriiformes (8)Ciconiidae (3)Circus (4)Columbidae (6)Columbiformes (2)Coraciiformes (3)Corvidae (4)Corvus (4)Cotingidae (1)Cuculiformes (6)Cyanistes (1)Emberizidae (3)Eudyptes (1)Falconidae (3)Falconiformes (1)Fringilla (1)Fringillidae (2)Galliformes (10)Garrulus (1)Gaviiformes (1)Gruidae (1)Gruiformes (1)Hirundinidae (3)Laniidae (1)Laridae (13)Larus (5)Leiothrichidae (1)Loxia (1)Meliphagidae (1)Meropidae (1)Motacillidae (4)Muscicapidae (7)Opisthocomiformes (1)Oriolidae (1)Parus (1)Passeridae (1)Passeriformes (14)Pelecaniformes (3)Pelecanus (1)Perisoreus (1)Phoenicopteriformes (2)Phylloscopidae (1)Picidae (3)Piciformes (3)Podicipediformes (2)Procellariiformes (2)Prunellidae (1)Psittacidae (1)Psittaciformes (3)Pterocliformes (1)Rallidae (3)Scolopacidae (6)Spheniscidae (3)Sphenisciformes (3)Sterna (2)Strigidae (3)Strigiformes (4)Struthioniformes (1)Suliformes (6)Sylviidae (1)Thamnophilidae (1)Thraupidae (1)Threskiornithidae (2)Tringa (6)Trochilidae (3)Troglodytidae (1)Turdidae (2)Turdus (6)Urocissa (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Adamawa Turtle DoveLeast ConcernAdelie PenguinLeast ConcernAfrican emerald cuckooLeast ConcernAfrican marsh harrierLeast ConcernAfrican openbillLeast ConcernAfrican skimmerLeast ConcernAmerican CrowLeast ConcernAmerican FlamingoLeast ConcernAmerican RobinLeast ConcernAndean Cock-of-the-rockLeast ConcernArcher's buzzardLeast ConcernArctic TernLeast ConcernAustralian king parrotLeast ConcernAustralian pelicanLeast ConcernAustralian pied cormorantLeast ConcernAustralian swiftletLeast ConcernBald EagleLeast ConcernBare-legged swiftletLeast ConcernBarn OwlLeast ConcernBarn SwallowLeast ConcernBarnacle gooseLeast ConcernBelted KingfisherLeast ConcernBlack redstartLeast ConcernBlack storkLeast ConcernBlack swanLeast ConcernBlack TernLeast ConcernBlack-billed cuckooLeast ConcernBlack-faced cormorantLeast ConcernBlack-headed gullLeast ConcernBlack-naped TernLeast ConcernBlack-nest swiftletLeast ConcernBlack-throated thrushLeast ConcernBlack-winged kiteLeast ConcernBlue JayLeast ConcernBlue-capped rock thrushLeast ConcernBlue-footed BoobyLeast ConcernBluethroatLeast ConcernBohemian waxwingLeast ConcernBrant (goose)Least ConcernBridled ternLeast ConcernBrown PelicanLeast ConcernBrown skuaLeast ConcernBrown-headed gullLeast ConcernBudgerigarLeast ConcernBurrowing OwlLeast ConcernCalifornia QuailLeast ConcernCanada gooseLeast ConcernCanada jayLeast ConcernCarrion crowLeast ConcernCaspian ternLeast ConcernShowing 1 to 50 of 279, page 1 of 6.123…6Next →Sources1. 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