All assessments are carried out in accordance with the Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria (Version 15.1).
The taxonomy follows the HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8.
Please submit your comments by 4 February 2024. The status of the following species in the Middle East is being reassessed for the 2024 Red List update:
Timeline for updates to bird assessments for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Red List Changes consultations – Phase 1
15 January 2024 – 4 February 2024
Topics are open for discussion on the Red List Changes Forum, with preliminary decisions on proposed status changes posted on 12 February 2024
Red List Changes consultations – Phase 2
12 February 2024 – 18 February 2024
Topics are open for discussion on the Red List Changes Forum, with final decisions on proposed status changes posted on 26 February 2024
Submission of assessments to IUCN
September 2024
All updated assessments are submitted to IUCN for review
Publication of assessments
December 2024
Updated assessments are published on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species