List of least concern birds


In December 2019, the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed 8460 least concern avian species. Of all evaluated avian species, 76.9% are listed as least concern.
No subpopulations of birds have been evaluated by the IUCN.
This is a complete list of least concern avian species evaluated by the IUCN. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.

[Procellariiformes]

Procellariiformes includes petrels and albatrosses. There are 54 species in the order Procellariiformes assessed as least concern.

[Gruiformes]

Trumpeters">Psophiidae">Trumpeters

Parrots">Psittaciformes">Parrots

There are 226 parrot species assessed as least concern.

[Suliformes]

There are 34 species in the order Suliformes assessed as least concern.

[Pelecaniformes]

There are 82 species in the order Pelecaniformes assessed as least concern.

Hamerkops">Scopidae">Hamerkops

[Galliformes]

There are 186 species in the order Galliformes assessed as least concern.

[Struthioniformes]

There are 38 species in the order Struthioniformes assessed as least concern.

[Bucerotiformes]

Bucerotiformes includes hornbills, hoopoe and wood hoopoes. There are 46 species in the order Bucerotiformes assessed as least concern.

Hoopoes">Upupidae">Hoopoes

[Accipitriformes]

Accipitriformes includes most of the diurnal birds of prey. There are 163 species in the order Accipitriformes assessed as least concern.

Ospreys">Pandionidae">Ospreys

[Anseriformes]

There are 126 species in the order Anseriformes assessed as least concern.

Screamers">Anhimidae">Screamers

Anseranatids">Anseranatidae">Anseranatids

Owls">Strigiformes">Owls

There are 160 owl species assessed as least concern.

[Charadriiformes]

There are 275 species in the order Charadriiformes assessed as least concern.

Gulls">Laridae">Gulls

[Coraciiformes]

Coraciiformes includes kingfishers and bee-eaters. There are 137 species in the order Coraciiformes assessed as least concern.

Ground rollers">Brachypteraciidae">Ground rollers

Passerines">Passeriformes">Passerines

There are 4808 passerine species assessed as least concern.

Nuthatches">Sittidae">Nuthatches

Bushshrikes">Malaconotidae">Bushshrikes

Old World babblers">Timaliidae">Old World babblers

Gnatcatchers">Polioptilidae">Gnatcatchers

Tyrant flycatchers">Tyrannidae">Tyrant flycatchers

Cisticolids">Cisticolidae">Cisticolids

Bowerbirds">Ptilonorhynchidae">Bowerbirds

Penduline tits">Remizidae">Penduline tits

Australo-Papuan babblers">Pomatostomidae">Australo-Papuan babblers

[Caprimulgiformes]

There are 491 species in the order Caprimulgiformes assessed as least concern.

Oilbirds">Steatornithidae">Oilbirds

[Piciformes]

There are 404 species in the order Piciformes assessed as least concern.

Semnornithids">Semnornithidae">Semnornithids