A State of the world’s birds report
We know which solutions are needed
Critically Endangered birds: a global audit
Northern Bald Ibis is now restricted to tiny colonies in Morocco and Syria, which need intensive protection. Fitting satellite transmitters to the Syrian birds is needed to determine their migration routes in the non-breeding season. (M AHMOUD A BDULLAH)
Priority conservation actions have been identified for all Critically Endangered species. These include site protection and management, control of invasive species, habitat restoration, awareness-raising and reintroduction.
Azores Bullfinch is restricted to the tiny island of SĂŁo Miguel (Azores, Portugal), where its most urgent need is for habitat restoration. SPEA (the BirdLife Species Guardian) have been achieving this through planting native trees and clearing invasive alien plants since 2003. (SIMON COOK)
The most urgent conservation and research actions have been identified Most species require a combination of types of activities, but the most important are protection and management of Important Bird Areas (47% and 36% of species respectively), followed by awareness-raising and communications activities (34%) and control of invasive species (22%). Over 77% of species require research on their population size, trends and distribution, while 35% need ecological research and 19% need research on the threats that impact them. For 35%, monitoring of population trends is a priority.
Priority conservation actions needed for Critically Endangered species 50
% species
40 30 20 10 0
8
Site/area protection
Site/area management
Awareness- Invasive species Species raising & recovery control communications
Habitat restoration
Captive breeding
Reintroduction
National legislation
Habitat protection