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UAE National Red List of Birds

NRL Publication ID
2001
Published
2021
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Location and scope
Locality (as published)
United Arab Emirates (the)
Scope of the publication
National
Countries included within the publication
United Arab Emirates (the)
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the publication cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Taxonomic coverage
Taxonomic groups included
Birds
Full taxonomic coverage?
No
Further details
Assessments extracted and within NRLD?
Yes
Data Stewardship Groups responsible
IUCN, Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment of the United Arab Emirates (MOCCAE)
Publication format
Electronic format
Database
Hard copy
Reference and Website
Burfield, I.J., Westrip, J., Sheldon, R.D., Hermes, C., Wheatley, H., Smith, D., Harding, K.A. Allen, D.J. and Alshamsi, O. 2021. UAE National Red List of Birds. Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Language
English

Assessments within the NRLD

Species or Taxon Taxonomic Group Year Assessed Countries Criteria system Status More info
Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) Birds 2019 United Arab Emirates (the) IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758) Birds 2019 United Arab Emirates (the) IUCN Near Threatened
NT 		More info
Caprimulgus aegyptius Lichtenstein, 1823 Birds 2019 United Arab Emirates (the) IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769) Birds 2019 United Arab Emirates (the) IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Bubo ascalaphus Savigny, 1809 Birds 2019 United Arab Emirates (the) IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Otus brucei (Hume, 1873) Birds 2019 United Arab Emirates (the) IUCN Near Threatened
NT 		More info
Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) Birds 2019 United Arab Emirates (the) IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Apus pallidus (Shelley, 1870) Birds 2019 United Arab Emirates (the) IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 Birds 2019 United Arab Emirates (the) IUCN Critically Endangered
CR 		More info
Merops persicus Pallas, 1773 Birds 2019 United Arab Emirates (the) IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Todiramphus chloris (Boddaert, 1783) Birds 2019 United Arab Emirates (the) IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758) Birds 2019 United Arab Emirates (the) IUCN Critically Endangered
CR 		More info