Latest update modified the conservation status of 12 Indian bird species, downlisting eight species, signaling positive trends in their conservation while uplisting four species.
- Four species that have been uplisted include:
- Indian Courser, Indian Roller and Rufous-tailed Lark uplisted to Near Threatened;
- Long-billed Grasshopper-warbler uplisted to Endangered.
- All these four species depend upon open natural ecosystems, which include habitats like grasslands, semi-arid landscapes, desert, croplands, hilly scrublands, and fallow lands.
- Threats to these ecosystems: Expansion of power infrastructure, intensification of agriculture, introduction of invasive species, and conversion of grasslands into woodlands through afforestation.
Update to IUCN Red List
- More than half of bird species globally are in decline primarily due to habitat loss and degradation, driven by agricultural expansion and intensification and logging.
- Birds play vital roles in ecosystems and for people, serving as pollinators, seed dispersers, pest controllers, scavengers and ecosystem engineers.
- Three species of Arctic seal have moved closer to extinction with primary threat being sea ice loss driven by global warming.
- Seals, a keystone species, play a central role in food web, consuming fish and invertebrates and recycling nutrients.
- Green Sea Turtle, a keystone species, has improved in status from Endangered to Least Concern, due to sustained conservation efforts.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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