see 
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/07/australia-quietly-adds-49-species-to-threatened-and-endangered-lists
 for a discussion
see 
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-tmp/publiclistchanges.17a4572b13bc386e313d.html
 for the list
The birds include
Amytornis dorotheae (Carpentarian Grasswren)    Endangered      05-May-2016
Calidris canutus (Red Knot, Knot)       Endangered      05-May-2016
Calidris tenuirostris (Great Knot)      Critically Endangered   05-May-2016
Charadrius leschenaultii (Greater Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover)       
Vulnerable      05-May-2016
Charadrius mongolus (Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover)      Endangered      
05-May-2016
Diomedea amsterdamensis (Amsterdam Albatross)   Endangered      05-May-2016
Diomedea antipodensis (Antipodean Albatross)    Vulnerable      05-May-2016
Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni (Gibson's Albatross)      Vulnerable      
05-May-2016
Diomedea dabbenena (Tristan Albatross)  Endangered      05-May-2016
Diomedea epomophora (sensu stricto) (Southern Royal Albatross)  Vulnerable      
05-May-2016
Diomedea sanfordi (Northern Royal Albatross)    Endangered      05-May-2016
Lathamus discolor (Swift Parrot)        Transfer from Endangered to Critically 
Endangered       05-May-2016
Limosa lapponica baueri (Bar-tailed Godwit (baueri), Western Alaskan Bar-tailed 
Godwit) Vulnerable      05-May-2016
Limosa lapponica menzbieri (Bar-tailed Godwit (menzbieri), Northern Siberian 
Bar-tailed Godwit) Critically Endangered   05-May-2016
Petroica multicolor (Norfolk Island Robin)      Vulnerable      05-May-2016
Thalassarche impavida (Campbell Albatross, Campbell Black-browed Albatross)     
Vulnerable      05-May-2016
Thalassarche salvini (Salvin's Albatross)       Vulnerable      05-May-2016
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