Tag Archives: Anjouan

Archived 2017 topics: Anjouan Scops-owl (Otus capnodes): Downlist to Endangered?

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Hannah Wheatley (BirdLife)

Anjouan Scops-owl (Otus capnodes – BirdLife species factsheet) is currently classified as Critically Endangered because it has been considered to have a small population which is likely to be declining owing to continuing habitat destruction and degradation in its small … Continue reading →

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Archived 2016 topics: Red-headed Fody (Foudia eminentissima) is being split: list F. aldabrana as Near Threatened and F. consobrina as Least Concern? Request for information on F. eminentissima

Posted on September 26, 2016 by James Westrip (BirdLife)

This is part of a consultation on the Red List implications of extensive changes to BirdLife’s taxonomy for passerines Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International will soon publish the second volume of the HBW-BirdLife Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the … Continue reading →

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