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Mai Po Wildlife

Birds

Species of Global Conservation Concern

Up to 27 bird species of global conservation concern according to the IUCN Red List has been recorded in Mai Po, 23 of them are dependent on wetlands while the remaining 4 are terrestrial.

Species	Scientific name	Global Status	Year of review
Dalmatian Pelican	Pelecanus crispus	Vulnerable	2006
Christmas Island Frigatebird	Fregata andrewsi	Critically Endangered	2005
Swinhoe's Egret	Egretta eulophotes	Vulnerable	2004
Oriental Stork	Ciconia boyciana	Endangered	2006
Black-headed Ibis	Threskiornis melanocephalus	Near Threatened	2006
Black-faced Spoonbill	Platalea minor	Endangered	2006
Falcated Duck	Anas falcata	Near Threatened	2006
Baikal Teal	Anas formosa	Vulnerable	2006
Baer's Pochard	Aythya baeri	Vulnerable	2004
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	Near Threatened	2006
Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus	Vulnerable	2006
Eurasian Black Vulture	Aegypius monachus	Near Threatened	2006
Greater Spotted Eagle	Aquila clanga	Vulnerable	2004
Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca	Vulnerable	2004
Siberian Crane	Grus leucogeranus	Critically Endangered	2006
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Near Threatened	2006
Nordmann's Greenshank	Tringa guttifer	Endangered	2006
Asian Dowitcher	Limnodromus semipalmatus	Near Threatened	2006
Spoon-billed Sandpiper	Eurynorhynchus pygmaeus	Endangered	2004
Relict Gull	Larus relictus	Vulnerable	2006
Saunders's Gull	Larus saundersi	Vulnerable	2006
Styan's Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella pleskei	Vulnerable	2004
Japanese Swamp Warbler	Megalurus pryeri	Vulnerable	2007
Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher	Rhinomyias brunneata	Vulnerable	2004
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher	Terpsiphone atrocaudata	Near Threatened	2004
Yellow-breasted Bunting	Emberiza aureola	Near Threatened	2004
Japanese Yellow Bunting	Emberiza sulphurata	Vulnerable	2004

Reference: BirdLife International 2007