“Cat among the pigeons “. Very appropriate re Oz bird vulnerability Phil. Hope that going to Columbia doesn’t put you into the endangered category. ? Best. Michael Sent from my iPhone > On 18 Dec 2020, at 4:00 am, birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org wrote: > > Send Birding-Aus mailing list submissions to > birding-aus@birding-aus.org > > To subscribe … Read more

Hi all, to my knowledge, which might be outdated, the following three main categories of THREATENED are international standard, i.e. are used in the IUCN Red List, Action Plan for Australian Birds, and others: critically endangered endangered vulnerable Near threatened appears to me to be what it says, i.e. nearly but not quite threatened. ‘Not … Read more

;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px”> Phil Gregory oreornis@gmail.com ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary ToursPO Box 597MalandaQLD 4885Australia Ph: +61 7 4096 8063  Email: info@s2travel.com.auWebsite1: http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com OR www.birder.travel Website 2: http://www.cassowarytours.com.au <HR> <BR> Birding-Aus mailing list <BR> Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org <BR> To change settings or unsubscribe visit: <BR> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org </HR> <HR> <BR> Birding-Aus mailing list <BR> Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org <BR> To change settings … Read more

I am preparing a talk for the Colombian Bird Fair and urgently need some data on the total of species in each conservation category, which seems to be remarkably opaque on the BirdLife sites and Threatened Bird Network sites. All I need know is how many in each category How many Critically Endangered CR? How … Read more

It's just occurred to me that the Dollarbird migrates from north of Australia to south-eastern Australia to breed, but also migrates from SE Asia to northern China, Korea and Japan to breed. Are there any other birds that migrate both north and south of the tropics to breed? — John Leonard