NORMAN RIVER
AUSTRALIA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 258 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 258 |
| # Endemics: | 31 |
| # Near Endemics: | 25 |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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| 1 | Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata |
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| 2 | Plumed Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna eytoni |
| 3 | Wandering Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna arcuata |
| 4 | &Freckled Duckl | Stictonetta naevosa |
| 5 | Black Swan | Cygnus atratus |
| 6 | Radjah Shelduck | Rajah radjah |
| 7 | Green Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus pulchellus |
| 8 | Maned Duck | Chenonetta jubata |
| 9 | &Australasian Shovelerl | Spatula rhynchotis |
| 10 | Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosa |
| 11 | Gray Teal | Anas gracilis |
| 12 | Chestnut Teal | Anas castanea |
| 13 | &Pink-eared Duckl | Malacorhynchus membranaceus |
| 14 | Hardhead | Aythya australis |
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| 15 | Australian Brushturkey | Alectura lathami |
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| 16 | Brown Quail | Synoicus ypsilophora |
| 17 | &Stubble Quaill | Coturnix pectoralis |
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| 18 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 19 | Common Bronzewing | Phaps chalcoptera |
| 20 | Crested Pigeon | Ocyphaps lophotes |
| 21 | Spinifex Pigeon | Geophaps plumifera |
| 22 | Squatter Pigeon | Geophaps scripta |
| 23 | &Diamond Dovel | Geopelia cuneata |
| 24 | Peaceful Dove | Geopelia placida |
| 25 | Bar-shouldered Dove | Geopelia humeralis |
| 26 | Torresian Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula spilorrhoa |
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| 27 | Australian Bustard | Ardeotis australis |
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| 28 | (Pheasant Coucal) | Centropus phasianinus |
| 29 | Pacific Koel | Eudynamys orientalis |
| 30 | (Channel-billed Cuckoo) | Scythrops novaehollandiae |
| 31 | Little Bronze-Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx minutillus |
| 32 | Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo | Chalcites basalis |
| 33 | Shining Bronze-Cuckoo | Chalcites lucidus |
| 34 | Pallid Cuckoo | Heteroscenes pallidus |
| 35 | (Sahul Brush Cuckoo) | Cacomantis variolosus |
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| 36 | Spotted Nightjar | Eurostopodus argus |
| 37 | Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus |
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| 38 | Tawny Frogmouth | Podargus strigoides |
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| 39 | Australian Owlet-nightjar | Aegotheles cristatus |
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| 40 | /White-throated Needletail/ | Hirundapus caudacutus |
| 41 | /Pacific Swift/ | Apus pacificus |
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| 42 | Buff-banded Rail | Gallirallus philippensis |
| 43 | &Black-tailed Nativehenl | Tribonyx ventralis |
| 44 | Dusky Moorhen | Gallinula tenebrosa |
| 45 | &Eurasian Cootl | Fulica atra |
| 46 | Australasian Swamphen | Porphyrio melanotus |
| 47 | &Spotless Crakel | Zapornia tabuensis |
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| 48 | Sarus Crane | Antigone antigone |
| 49 | Brolga | Antigone rubicunda |
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| 50 | Beach Thick-knee | Esacus magnirostris |
| 51 | Bush Thick-knee | Burhinus grallarius |
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| 52 | Pied Stilt | Himantopus leucocephalus |
| 53 | Red-necked Avocet | Recurvirostra novaehollandiae |
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| 54 | Pied Oystercatcher | Haematopus longirostris |
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| 55 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
| 56 | /Pacific Golden-Plover/ | Pluvialis fulva |
| 57 | Black-fronted Dotterel | Thinornis melanops |
| 58 | Masked Lapwing | Vanellus miles |
| 59 | &Red-kneed Dotterell | Erythrogonys cinctus |
| 60 | /Oriental Plover/ | Anarhynchus veredus |
| 61 | /Siberian Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus mongolus |
| 62 | /Greater Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus leschenaultii |
| 63 | Red-capped Plover | Anarhynchus ruficapillus |
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| 64 | Comb-crested Jacana | Irediparra gallinacea |
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| 65 | /Whimbrel/ | Numenius phaeopus |
| 66 | /Little Curlew/ | Numenius minutus |
| 67 | /Far Eastern Curlew/ | Numenius madagascariensis |
| 68 | /Bar-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa lapponica |
| 69 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa |
| 70 | /Latham's Snipe/ | Gallinago hardwickii |
| 71 | /Terek Sandpiper/ | Xenus cinereus |
| 72 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 73 | /Gray-tailed Tattler/ | Tringa brevipes |
| 74 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
| 75 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 76 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
| 77 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
| 78 | /Great Knot/ | Calidris tenuirostris |
| 79 | /Red Knot/ | Calidris canutus |
| 80 | /Broad-billed Sandpiper/ | Calidris falcinellus |
| 81 | /Sharp-tailed Sandpiper/ | Calidris acuminata |
| 82 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea |
| 83 | /Red-necked Stint/ | Calidris ruficollis |
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| 84 | &Red-chested Buttonquaill | Turnix pyrrhothorax |
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| 85 | Australian Pratincole | Glareola isabella |
| 86 | /Oriental Pratincole/ | Glareola maldivarum |
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| 87 | Silver Gull | Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae |
| 88 | Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan |
| 89 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons |
| 90 | Australian Tern | Gelochelidon macrotarsa |
| 91 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia |
| 92 | (Whiskered Tern) | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 93 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus |
| 94 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo |
| 95 | Black-naped Tern | Sterna sumatrana |
| 96 | Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis |
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| 97 | Australasian Grebe | Tachybaptus novaehollandiae |
| 98 | &Hoary-headed Grebel | Poliocephalus poliocephalus |
| 99 | Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus |
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| 100 | Black-necked Stork | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus |
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| 101 | #Lesser Frigatebird# | Fregata ariel |
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| 102 | #Brown Booby# | Sula leucogaster |
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| 103 | Australasian Darter | Anhinga novaehollandiae |
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| 104 | Little Pied Cormorant | Microcarbo melanoleucos |
| 105 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
| 106 | Little Black Cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris |
| 107 | Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius |
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| 108 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 109 | Australian Ibis | Threskiornis molucca |
| 110 | Straw-necked Ibis | Threskiornis spinicollis |
| 111 | Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia |
| 112 | Yellow-billed Spoonbill | Platalea flavipes |
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| 113 | Black Bittern | Botaurus flavicollis |
| 114 | Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus |
| 115 | Pacific Reef-Heron | Egretta sacra |
| 116 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 117 | Pied Heron | Egretta picata |
| 118 | White-faced Heron | Egretta novaehollandiae |
| 119 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 120 | Eastern Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
| 121 | Pacific Heron | Ardea pacifica |
| 122 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 123 | Plumed Egret | Ardea plumifera |
| 124 | Great-billed Heron | Ardea sumatrana |
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| 125 | Australian Pelican | Pelecanus conspicillatus |
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| 126 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
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| 127 | &Black-shouldered Kitel | Elanus axillaris |
| 128 | Pacific Baza | Aviceda subcristata |
| 129 | Black-breasted Kite | Hamirostra melanosternon |
| 130 | Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura |
| 131 | Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides |
| 132 | Wedge-tailed Eagle | Aquila audax |
| 133 | Collared Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza cirrocephalus |
| 134 | Gray Goshawk | Tachyspiza novaehollandiae |
| 135 | Brown Goshawk | Tachyspiza fasciatus |
| 136 | Swamp Harrier | Circus approximans |
| 137 | &Spotted Harrierl | Circus assimilis |
| 138 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 139 | Whistling Kite | Haliastur sphenurus |
| 140 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus |
| 141 | White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Icthyophaga leucogaster |
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| 142 | American Barn Owl | Tyto furcata |
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| 143 | Barking Owl | Ninox connivens |
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| 144 | Rainbow Bee-eater | Merops ornatus |
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| 145 | Little Kingfisher | Ceyx pusillus |
| 146 | Laughing Kookaburra | Dacelo novaeguineae |
| 147 | Blue-winged Kookaburra | Dacelo leachii |
| 148 | &Red-backed Kingfisherl | Todiramphus pyrrhopygius |
| 149 | Forest Kingfisher | Todiramphus macleayii |
| 150 | Torresian Kingfisher | Todiramphus sordidus |
| 151 | (Sacred Kingfisher) | Todiramphus sanctus |
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| 152 | (Oriental Dollarbird) | Eurystomus orientalis |
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| 153 | &Nankeen Kestrell | Falco cenchroides |
| 154 | Australian Hobby | Falco longipennis |
| 155 | Brown Falcon | Falco berigora |
| 156 | &Gray Falconl | Falco hypoleucos |
| 157 | &Black Falconl | Falco subniger |
| 158 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 159 | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo | Calyptorhynchus banksii |
| 160 | &Cockatiell | Nymphicus hollandicus |
| 161 | Galah | Eolophus roseicapilla |
| 162 | Little Corella | Cacatua sanguinea |
| 163 | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | Cacatua galerita |
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| 164 | &Red-winged Parrotl | Aprosmictus erythropterus |
| 165 | &Budgerigarl | Melopsittacus undulatus |
| 166 | &Varied Lorikeetl | Psitteuteles versicolor |
| 167 | Rainbow Lorikeet | Trichoglossus moluccanus |
| 168 | Red-collared Lorikeet | Trichoglossus rubritorquis |
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| 169 | Great Bowerbird | Chlamydera nuchalis |
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| 170 | Purple-backed Fairywren | Malurus assimilis |
| 171 | Red-backed Fairywren | Malurus melanocephalus |
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| 172 | Yellow Honeyeater | Stomiopera flavus |
| 173 | White-gaped Honeyeater | Stomiopera unicolor |
| 174 | Yellow-tinted Honeyeater | Lichenostomus flavescens |
| 175 | Yellow-throated Miner | Manorina flavigula |
| 176 | Singing Honeyeater | Gavicalis virescens |
| 177 | White-plumed Honeyeater | Ptilotula penicillatus |
| 178 | Gray-headed Honeyeater | Ptilotula keartlandi |
| 179 | Gray-fronted Honeyeater | Ptilotula plumulus |
| 180 | Rufous-banded Honeyeater | Conopophila albogularis |
| 181 | &Rufous-throated Honeyeaterl | Conopophila rufogularis |
| 182 | &Crimson Chatl | Epthianura tricolor |
| 183 | Orange Chat | Epthianura aurifrons |
| 184 | Dusky Myzomela | Myzomela obscura |
| 185 | Red-headed Myzomela | Myzomela erythrocephala |
| 186 | &Banded Honeyeaterl | Cissomela pectoralis |
| 187 | Brown Honeyeater | Lichmera indistincta |
| 188 | Blue-faced Honeyeater | Entomyzon cyanotis |
| 189 | White-throated Honeyeater | Melithreptus albogularis |
| 190 | Little Friarbird | Philemon citreogularis |
| 191 | &Silver-crowned Friarbirdl | Philemon argenticeps |
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| 192 | &Red-browed Pardalotel | Pardalotus rubricatus |
| 193 | Striated Pardalote | Pardalotus striatus |
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| 194 | Weebill | Smicrornis brevirostris |
| 195 | Large-billed Gerygone | Gerygone magnirostris |
| 196 | White-throated Gerygone | Gerygone olivacea |
| 197 | Mangrove Gerygone | Gerygone levigaster |
| 198 | Western Gerygone | Gerygone fusca |
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| 199 | Gray-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis |
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| 200 | &Ground Cuckooshrikel | Coracina maxima |
| 201 | Black-faced Cuckooshrike | Coracina novaehollandiae |
| 202 | White-bellied Cuckooshrike | Coracina papuensis |
| 203 | White-winged Triller | Lalage tricolor |
| 204 | Varied Triller | Lalage leucomela |
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| 205 | Gray Shrikethrush | Colluricincla harmonica |
| 206 | Rufous Shrikethrush | Colluricincla rufogaster |
| 207 | Black-tailed Whistler | Pachycephala melanura |
| 208 | Rufous Whistler | Pachycephala rufiventris |
| 209 | White-breasted Whistler | Pachycephala lanioides |
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| 210 | Olive-backed Oriole | Oriolus sagittatus |
| 211 | Green Oriole | Oriolus flavocinctus |
| 212 | Australasian Figbird | Sphecotheres vieilloti |
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| 213 | White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus |
| 214 | Masked Woodswallow | Artamus personatus |
| 215 | &White-browed Woodswallowl | Artamus superciliosus |
| 216 | Black-faced Woodswallow | Artamus cinereus |
| 217 | Little Woodswallow | Artamus minor |
| 218 | Pied Butcherbird | Cracticus nigrogularis |
| 219 | Black Butcherbird | Melloria quoyi |
| 220 | Australian Magpie | Gymnorhina tibicen |
| 221 | Pied Currawong | Strepera graculina |
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| 222 | Northern Fantail | Rhipidura rufiventris |
| 223 | Willie-wagtail | Rhipidura leucophrys |
| 224 | Arafura Fantail | Rhipidura dryas |
| 225 | Gray Fantail | Rhipidura albiscapa |
| 226 | Mangrove Fantail | Rhipidura phasiana |
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| 227 | Spangled Drongo | Dicrurus bracteatus |
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| 228 | Magpie-lark | Grallina cyanoleuca |
| 229 | Leaden Flycatcher | Myiagra rubecula |
| 230 | Broad-billed Flycatcher | Myiagra ruficollis |
| 231 | Paperbark Flycatcher | Myiagra nana |
| 232 | Shining Flycatcher | Myiagra alecto |
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| 233 | Apostlebird | Struthidea cinerea |
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| 234 | Torresian Crow | Corvus orru |
| 235 | Australian Raven | Corvus coronoides |
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| 236 | Lemon-bellied Flyrobin | Microeca flavigaster |
| 237 | Mangrove Robin | Melanodryas pulverulenta |
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| 238 | Singing Bushlark | Mirafra javanica |
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| 239 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
| 240 | Golden-headed Cisticola | Cisticola exilis |
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| 241 | Australian Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus australis |
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| 242 | &Brown Songlarkl | Cincloramphus cruralis |
| 243 | Rufous Songlark | Cincloramphus mathewsi |
| 244 | Tawny Grassbird | Cincloramphus timoriensis |
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| 245 | Welcome Swallow | Hirundo neoxena |
| 246 | Fairy Martin | Petrochelidon ariel |
| 247 | Tree Martin | Petrochelidon nigricans |
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| 248 | Australian Yellow White-eye | Zosterops luteus |
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| 249 | &Mistletoebirdl | Dicaeum hirundinaceum |
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| 250 | Sahul Sunbird | Cinnyris frenatus |
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| 251 | Pictorella Munia | Heteromunia pectoralis |
| 252 | Star Finch | Emblema ruficauda |
| 253 | &Double-barred Finchl | Stizoptera bichenovii |
| 254 | &Zebra Finchl | Taeniopygia guttata |
| 255 | Black-throated Finch | Poephila cincta |
| 256 | Chestnut-breasted Munia | Lonchura castaneothorax |
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| 257 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
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| 258 | Australian Pipit | Anthus australis |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 29 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 2 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 32 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 6 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 1 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 9 |
| V | Vulnerable | 3 |
| EN | Endangered | 2 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.