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List of threatened birds of the United States

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 77 bird species in the United States are threatened with extinction.[1] The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of three conservation statuses: vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR (v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014[1]).

Order Procellariiformes (albatrosses and petrels)

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Family Diomedeidae (albatrosses)

Family Procellariidae (shearwaters)

Family Hydrobatidae (storm petrels)

Order Anseriformes (waterfowl)

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Family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)

Order Incertae sedis (uncertain placement)

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Family Cathartidae (New World vultures)

Order Galliformes (gamefowl)

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Family Phasianidae (pheasants)

Order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, and relatives)

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Family Rallidae (rails)

Family Gruidae (cranes)

Order Charadriiformes (waders, gulls, and auks)

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Family Laridae (gulls)

Family Scolopacidae (waders)

Family Alcidae (auks)

Order Psittaciformes (parrots)

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Family Psittacidae (African and neotropical parrots)

Order Piciformes (woodpeckers and relatives)

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Family Picidae (woodpeckers)

Order Passeriformes (perching birds)

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Family Vireonidae (vireos)

Family Corvidae (crows and jays)

Family Hirundinidae (swallows)

Family Turdidae (thrushes)

Family Mimidae (mimids)

Family Motacillidae (wagtails and pipits)

Family Parulidae (New World warblers)

Family Acrocephalidae (marsh- and tree-warblers)

Family Emberizidae (New World sparrows)

Family Icteridae (New World blackbirds)

Family Fringillidae (finches)

Family Monarchidae (monarch flycatchers)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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