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According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 77 bird species in the United States are threatened with extinction. The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of three conservation statuses: vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR (v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014).

Order Procellariiformes (albatrosses and petrels)

Family Diomedeidae (albatrosses)

• Short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) VU

Family Procellariidae (shearwaters)

• Bermuda petrel (Pterodroma cahow) EN
• Jamaican petrel (Pterodroma caribbaea) CR
• White-necked petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis) VU
• Cook's petrel (Pterodroma cookii) VU
• Juan Fernández petrel (Pterodroma externa) VU
• Black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) EN
• Stejneger's petrel (Pterodroma longirostris) VU
• Pycroft's petrel (Pterodroma pycrofti) VU
• Hawaiian petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) VU
• Providence petrel (Pterodroma solandri) VU
• Buller's shearwater (Puffinus bulleri) VU
• Pink-footed shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) VU
• Newell's shearwater (Puffinus newelli) CR

Family Hydrobatidae (storm petrels)

• Ashy storm petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa) EN

Order Anseriformes (waterfowl)

Family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)

• Nene (Branta sandvicensis) VU
• Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis) CR
• Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) EN
• Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) VU
• Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) VU

Order Incertae sedis (uncertain placement)

Family Cathartidae (New World vultures)

• California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) CR

Order Galliformes (gamefowl)

Family Phasianidae (pheasants)

• Lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) VU
• Greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) VU
• Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) EN

Order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, and relatives)

Family Rallidae (rails)

• Hawaiian coot (Fulica alai) VU

Family Gruidae (cranes)

• Whooping crane (Grus americana) EN

Order Charadriiformes (waders, gulls, and auks)

Family Laridae (gulls)

• Red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) VU

Family Scolopacidae (waders)

• Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis) CR
• Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) VU
• Bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis) VU

Family Alcidae (auks)

• Kittlitz's murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris) NT
• Marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) EN
• Craveri's murrelet (Synthliboramphus craveri) VU
• Guadalupe murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus) VU

Order Psittaciformes (parrots)

Family Psittacidae (African and neotropical parrots)

• Thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) EN

Order Piciformes (woodpeckers and relatives)

Family Picidae (woodpeckers)

• Ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) CR

Order Passeriformes (perching birds)

Family Vireonidae (vireos)

• Black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) NT

Family Corvidae (crows and jays)

• Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) VU
• Island scrub jay (Aphelocoma insularis) VU
• Pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) VU

Family Hirundinidae (swallows)

• Bahama swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis) EN

Family Turdidae (thrushes)

• Bicknell's thrush (Catharus bicknelli) VU
• Oloma'o (Myadestes lanaiensis) CR
• ‘Ōma’o (Myadestes obscurus) VU
• Puaiohi (Myadestes palmeri) CR

Family Mimidae (mimids)

• Bendire's thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei) VU

Family Motacillidae (wagtails and pipits)

• Sprague's pipit (Anthus spragueii) VU

Family Parulidae (New World warblers)

• Bachman's warbler (Vermivora bachmanii) CR
• Cerulean warbler (Setophaga cerulea) VU
• Golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) EN

Family Acrocephalidae (marsh- and tree-warblers)

• Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris) CR

Family Emberizidae (New World sparrows)

• Worthen's sparrow (Spizella wortheni) EN
• Saltmarsh sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus) VU

Family Icteridae (New World blackbirds)

• Tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor) EN
• Rusty blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) VU

Family Fringillidae (finches)

• Oʻahu ʻamakihi (Hemignathus flavus) VU
• Kauaʻi ʻamakihi (Hemignathus kauaiensis) VU
• Nukupuʻu (Hemignathus lucidus) CR
• 'Akiapola'au (Hemignathus munroi) EN
• 'Anianiau (Magumma parva) VU
• Palila (Loxioides bailleui) CR
• 'Akeke'e (Loxops caeruleirostris) CR
• 'Akepa (Loxops coccineus) EN
• Po'ouli (Melamprosops phaeosoma) CR
• 'Akikiki (Oreomystis bairdi) CR
• Hawai'i creeper (Oreomystis mana) EN
• 'Akohekohe (Palmeria dolei) CR
• O'ahu 'alauahio (Paroreomyza maculata) CR
• Maui 'alauahio (Paroreomyza montana) EN
• Maui parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys) CR
• ʻŌʻū (Psittirostra psittacea) CR
• Laysan finch (Telespiza cantans) VU
• Nihoa finch (Telespiza ultima) CR
• 'I'iwi (Vestiaria coccinea) VU

Family Monarchidae (monarch flycatchers)

• O'ahu 'elepaio (Chasiempis ibidis) EN
• Hawai'i 'elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis) VU
• Kaua'i 'elepaio (Chasiempis sclateri) VU

See also

• List of birds of the United States

References

1. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

v t e Threatened species by region
By region	Blue-listed Environmental Vulnerability Index Regional Red List
Australasia	Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ROTAP Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 Threatened ecological community Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989
Canada	Species at Risk Act Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
Europe	EAZA Ex-situ Programme Funds for Endangered Parrots
South Africa	Endangered Wildlife Trust
United States	Distinct population segment Endangered Species Act of 1973 Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978 Endangered species recovery plan Endangered Wolf Center National Wildlife Refuge NatureServe conservation status The Nature Conservancy
Lists	Asia List of endangered and protected species of China Endangered mammals of India List of endangered animals in India List of endemic and threatened plants of India List of endangered species in Pakistan List of threatened species of the Philippines List of endangered species in Vietnam Europe Threatened mammals of Europe Endangered plants of Europe Bulgaria Italy Lithuania Russia Ukraine United Kingdom North America List of endangered plants of North America List of endangered animals of North America Endangered mammals and birds of the United States List of threatened mammals of the United States List of threatened birds of the United States List of threatened reptiles and amphibians of the United States Elsewhere Threatened fauna of Australia List of threatened flora of Australia List of endangered flora of Brazil List of threatened mammals of Brazil List of threatened birds of Brazil

v t e Threatened species
Template: Threatened species by region
IUCN Red List	Categories Extinct Extinct (EX) Extinct in the Wild (EW) Threatened Critically Endangered (CR) Endangered (EN) Vulnerable (VU) Lower risk Near Threatened (NT) Least Concern (LC) Lower Risk (LR) Conservation Dependent (LR/cd) Not fully assessed Data Deficient (DD) Not Evaluated (NE) Species Lists Extinct Extinct in the Wild Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Near Threatened Least Concern Data Deficient WP categories Extinct Extinct in the Wild Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Near Threatened Least Concern Data Deficient CITES Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III
By taxa	Threatened arthropods / Endangered arthropods / spiders / Decline in insect populations Decline in amphibian populations Threatened Banksia / rays / sharks / Fungi / Chromista The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates The world's 100 most threatened species
Conservation	Biodiversity action plan Biodiversity threats Conservation biology CITES ARKive Bird conservation Conservation status Conservation-reliant species Ecoregion conservation status Habitat destruction Latent extinction risk Rare species Vulnerability and susceptibility
Pre-2001 categories and subcategories shown in italics.

• Birds of the United States
• Lists of birds of the United States
• Fauna of the United States by conservation status
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