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Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 86, Issue 8

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Subject: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 86, Issue 8
From: Michael Hunter <>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:46:39 +1100
    "Cat among the pigeons ".  

      Very appropriate re Oz  bird vulnerability Phil.
    
     Hope that going to Columbia  doesn't put you into the endangered category. 
?

            Best. Michael 

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>   1. Threatened Birds in Australia (Phil Gregory)
>   2. Re: Threatened Birds in Australia (Martin Butterfield)
>   3. Re: Threatened Birds in Australia (Dave Torr)
>   4. Re: Threatened Birds in Australia (Dave Torr)
>   5. Re: Threatened Birds in Australia (Dave Torr)
>   6. Re: Threatened Birds in Australia (Martin Butterfield)
>   7. Re: Threatened Birds in Australia (Stephen Ambrose)
>   8. Fwd:  Threatened Birds in Australia (Martin Butterfield)
>   9. Re: Threatened Birds in Australia (Phil Gregory)
>  10. 3 categories of THREATENED (Jonny Schoenjahn)
>  11. Re: 3 categories of THREATENED (Ross Macfarlane (TPG))
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:44:13 +1000
> From: Phil Gregory <>
> To: Birding Aus <>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Threatened Birds in Australia
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> I am preparing a talk for the Colombian Bird Fair and urgently need some data 
> on the total of species in each conservation category, which seems to be 
> remarkably opaque on the BirdLife sites and Threatened Bird Network sites. 
> All I need know is how many in each category
> How many Critically Endangered CR?
> How Many Near Threatened NT ?
> How Many Vulnerable VU?
> 
> If there is a link to such information I?d love to access it. Can anyone help 
> please? Thanks
> 
> Phil Gregory
>  <>
> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
> PO Box 597
> Malanda
> QLD 4885
> Australia
> 
> Ph: +61 7 4096 8063 
> 
> Email:  <>
> Website1: http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com 
> <http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com/> OR www.birder.travel 
> <http://www.birder.travel/>
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> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:14:37 +1100
> From: Martin Butterfield <>
> To: Phil Gregory <>
> Cc: Birding Aus <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Threatened Birds in Australia
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> Phil: disregard my last message: see
> https://birdlife.org.au/conservation/science/taxonomy and down load the
> working list  which contains the conservation status.
> 
> Martin Butterfield
> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/
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>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 12:45, Phil Gregory <> wrote:
>> 
>> I am preparing a talk for the Colombian Bird Fair and urgently need some
>> data on the total of species in each conservation category, which seems to
>> be remarkably opaque on the BirdLife sites and Threatened Bird Network
>> sites. All I need know is how many in each category
>> How many Critically Endangered CR?
>> How Many Near Threatened NT ?
>> How Many Vulnerable VU?
>> 
>> If there is a link to such information I?d love to access it. Can anyone
>> help please? Thanks
>> 
>> Phil Gregory
>> 
>> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
>> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
>> PO Box 597
>> Malanda
>> QLD 4885
>> Australia
>> 
>> Ph: +61 7 4096 8063
>> 
>> Email: 
>> Website1: http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com OR www.birder.travel
>> Website 2: http://www.cassowarytours.com.au
>> 
>> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:16:33 +1100
> From: Dave Torr <>
> To: Martin Butterfield <>
> Cc: Phil Gregory <>, Birding Aus
>    <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Threatened Birds in Australia
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> That I think includes ssp?
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> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:15, Martin Butterfield <>
> wrote:
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>> Phil: disregard my last message: see
>> https://birdlife.org.au/conservation/science/taxonomy and down load the
>> working list  which contains the conservation status.
>> 
>> Martin Butterfield
>> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
>> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/
>> 
>> 
>>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 12:45, Phil Gregory <> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am preparing a talk for the Colombian Bird Fair and urgently need some
>>> data on the total of species in each conservation category, which seems to
>>> be remarkably opaque on the BirdLife sites and Threatened Bird Network
>>> sites. All I need know is how many in each category
>>> How many Critically Endangered CR?
>>> How Many Near Threatened NT ?
>>> How Many Vulnerable VU?
>>> 
>>> If there is a link to such information I?d love to access it. Can anyone
>>> help please? Thanks
>>> 
>>> Phil Gregory
>>> 
>>> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
>>> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
>>> PO Box 597
>>> Malanda
>>> QLD 4885
>>> Australia
>>> 
>>> Ph: +61 7 4096 8063
>>> 
>>> Email: 
>>> Website1: http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com OR www.birder.travel
>>> Website 2: http://www.cassowarytours.com.au
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:19:10 +1100
> From: Dave Torr <>
> To: Phil Gregory <>
> Cc: Birding Aus <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Threatened Birds in Australia
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> The BirdLife Photography website has some data on
> https://birdlifephotography.org.au/index.php/resources/taxonomy - this uses
> the latest BirdLife Aus list.
> 
> Takes a bit of filtering but I get the following:
> 
> 12 Critically endangered
> 41 near threatened
> 
> It should supply a number for vulnerable as well but doesn't - a bug I must
> fix as I maintain the site
> 
>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 12:45, Phil Gregory <> wrote:
>> 
>> I am preparing a talk for the Colombian Bird Fair and urgently need some
>> data on the total of species in each conservation category, which seems to
>> be remarkably opaque on the BirdLife sites and Threatened Bird Network
>> sites. All I need know is how many in each category
>> How many Critically Endangered CR?
>> How Many Near Threatened NT ?
>> How Many Vulnerable VU?
>> 
>> If there is a link to such information I?d love to access it. Can anyone
>> help please? Thanks
>> 
>> Phil Gregory
>> 
>> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
>> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
>> PO Box 597
>> Malanda
>> QLD 4885
>> Australia
>> 
>> Ph: +61 7 4096 8063
>> 
>> Email: 
>> Website1: http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com OR www.birder.travel
>> Website 2: http://www.cassowarytours.com.au
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:20:14 +1100
> From: Dave Torr <>
> To: Phil Gregory <>
> Cc: Birding Aus <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Threatened Birds in Australia
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> I now get 33 vulnerable
> 
>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:19, Dave Torr <> wrote:
>> 
>> The BirdLife Photography website has some data on
>> https://birdlifephotography.org.au/index.php/resources/taxonomy - this
>> uses the latest BirdLife Aus list.
>> 
>> Takes a bit of filtering but I get the following:
>> 
>> 12 Critically endangered
>> 41 near threatened
>> 
>> It should supply a number for vulnerable as well but doesn't - a bug I
>> must fix as I maintain the site
>> 
>>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 12:45, Phil Gregory <> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am preparing a talk for the Colombian Bird Fair and urgently need some
>>> data on the total of species in each conservation category, which seems to
>>> be remarkably opaque on the BirdLife sites and Threatened Bird Network
>>> sites. All I need know is how many in each category
>>> How many Critically Endangered CR?
>>> How Many Near Threatened NT ?
>>> How Many Vulnerable VU?
>>> 
>>> If there is a link to such information I?d love to access it. Can anyone
>>> help please? Thanks
>>> 
>>> Phil Gregory
>>> 
>>> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
>>> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
>>> PO Box 597
>>> Malanda
>>> QLD 4885
>>> Australia
>>> 
>>> Ph: +61 7 4096 8063
>>> 
>>> Email: 
>>> Website1: http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com OR www.birder.travel
>>> Website 2: http://www.cassowarytours.com.au
>>> 
>>> 
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> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:20:46 +1100
> From: Martin Butterfield <>
> To: Dave Torr <>
> Cc: Phil Gregory <>, Birding Aus
>    <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Threatened Birds in Australia
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> Yes: but they can easily be filtered out if that is what Phil wants.
> 
> Martin Butterfield
> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/
> 
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>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:16, Dave Torr <> wrote:
>> 
>> That I think includes ssp?
>> 
>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:15, Martin Butterfield <>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Phil: disregard my last message: see
>>> https://birdlife.org.au/conservation/science/taxonomy and down load the
>>> working list  which contains the conservation status.
>>> 
>>> Martin Butterfield
>>> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
>>> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 12:45, Phil Gregory <> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I am preparing a talk for the Colombian Bird Fair and urgently need some
>>>> data on the total of species in each conservation category, which seems to
>>>> be remarkably opaque on the BirdLife sites and Threatened Bird Network
>>>> sites. All I need know is how many in each category
>>>> How many Critically Endangered CR?
>>>> How Many Near Threatened NT ?
>>>> How Many Vulnerable VU?
>>>> 
>>>> If there is a link to such information I?d love to access it. Can anyone
>>>> help please? Thanks
>>>> 
>>>> Phil Gregory
>>>> 
>>>> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
>>>> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
>>>> PO Box 597
>>>> Malanda
>>>> QLD 4885
>>>> Australia
>>>> 
>>>> Ph: +61 7 4096 8063
>>>> 
>>>> Email: 
>>>> Website1: http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com OR www.birder.travel
>>>> Website 2: http://www.cassowarytours.com.au
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:04:44 +1100
> From: "Stephen Ambrose" <>
> To: "'Phil Gregory'" <>, "'Birding Aus'"
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> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Threatened Birds in Australia
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> Hi Phil,
> 
> 
> 
> Nationally threatened fauna species lists (including birds)  can be accessed 
> on the website of the Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and 
> Environment.
> 
> 
> 
> https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna
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> From: Birding-Aus <> On Behalf Of Phil 
> Gregory
> Sent: 17 December 2020 12:44 PM
> To: Birding Aus <>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Threatened Birds in Australia
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> 
> I am preparing a talk for the Colombian Bird Fair and urgently need some data 
> on the total of species in each conservation category, which seems to be 
> remarkably opaque on the BirdLife sites and Threatened Bird Network sites. 
> All I need know is how many in each category
> 
> How many Critically Endangered CR?
> 
> How Many Near Threatened NT ?
> 
> How Many Vulnerable VU?
> 
> 
> 
> If there is a link to such information I?d love to access it. Can anyone help 
> please? Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> Phil Gregory
> 
>  <> 
> 
> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
> 
> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
> PO Box 597
> Malanda
> QLD 4885
> Australia
> 
> Ph: +61 7 4096 8063 
> 
> Email:  <> 
> Website1:  <http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com/> 
> http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com OR  <http://www.birder.travel/> 
> www.birder.travel
> 
> Website 2:  <http://www.cassowarytours.com.au/> 
> http://www.cassowarytours.com.au
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> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:16:00 +1100
> From: Martin Butterfield <>
> To: Phil Gregory <>, birding-aus NEW
>    <>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Fwd:  Threatened Birds in Australia
> Message-ID:
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> I think John meant this to come to everyone, not just me.  Certainly a
> point worth sharing.
> 
> Martin Butterfield
> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/
> 
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> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: John Harris <>
> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 14:49
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Threatened Birds in Australia
> To: Martin Butterfield <>
> 
> 
> Hi Phil et al,
> 
> To put the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons, in Victoria the Advisory
> List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria (DSE 2013) doesn't consider
> species that are considered Near Threatened to be threatened by definition,
> therefore only having 3 categories of threatened status - vulnerable,
> endangered, critically endangered.
> 
> Many of the Vic species fall into the NT category.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> John Harris
> Wildlife and Ecology
> 
> 
> *Yours in all things* "*GREEN"*
> 
> 
> *John Harris *
> *0409090955*
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:31, Martin Butterfield <>
> wrote:
> 
>> Yes: but they can easily be filtered out if that is what Phil wants.
>> 
>> Martin Butterfield
>> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
>> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/
>> 
>> 
>>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:16, Dave Torr <> wrote:
>>> 
>>> That I think includes ssp?
>>> 
>>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:15, Martin Butterfield <>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Phil: disregard my last message: see
>>>> https://birdlife.org.au/conservation/science/taxonomy and down load the
>>>> working list  which contains the conservation status.
>>>> 
>>>> Martin Butterfield
>>>> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
>>>> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 12:45, Phil Gregory <> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am preparing a talk for the Colombian Bird Fair and urgently need
>>>>> some data on the total of species in each conservation category, which
>>>>> seems to be remarkably opaque on the BirdLife sites and Threatened Bird
>>>>> Network sites. All I need know is how many in each category
>>>>> How many Critically Endangered CR?
>>>>> How Many Near Threatened NT ?
>>>>> How Many Vulnerable VU?
>>>>> 
>>>>> If there is a link to such information I?d love to access it. Can
>>>>> anyone help please? Thanks
>>>>> 
>>>>> Phil Gregory
>>>>> 
>>>>> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
>>>>> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
>>>>> PO Box 597
>>>>> Malanda
>>>>> QLD 4885
>>>>> Australia
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ph: +61 7 4096 8063
>>>>> 
>>>>> Email: 
>>>>> Website1: http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com OR www.birder.travel
>>>>> Website 2: http://www.cassowarytours.com.au
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 15:21:01 +1000
> From: Phil Gregory <>
> To: Martin Butterfield <>
> Cc: Birding Aus <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Threatened Birds in Australia
> Message-ID: <>
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> Hmm, how very convenient, thanks for that, good to see accounting tricks are 
> alive and well in Victoria!
> Phil Gregory
>  <>
> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
> PO Box 597
> Malanda
> QLD 4885
> Australia
> 
> Ph: +61 7 4096 8063 
> 
> Email:  <>
> Website1: http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com 
> <http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com/> OR www.birder.travel 
> <http://www.birder.travel/>
> Website 2: http://www.cassowarytours.com.au 
> <http://www.cassowarytours.com.au/>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 17 Dec 2020, at 3:16 PM, Martin Butterfield <> wrote:
>> 
>> I think John meant this to come to everyone, not just me.  Certainly a point 
>> worth sharing.
>> 
>> Martin Butterfield
>> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/ <http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/>
>> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/ 
>> <https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/>
>> 
>> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: John Harris < 
>> <>>
>> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 14:49
>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Threatened Birds in Australia
>> To: Martin Butterfield < <>>
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Phil et al,
>> 
>> To put the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons, in Victoria the Advisory List 
>> of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria (DSE 2013) doesn't consider 
>> species that are considered Near Threatened to be threatened by definition, 
>> therefore only having 3 categories of threatened status - vulnerable, 
>> endangered, critically endangered.
>> 
>> Many of the Vic species fall into the NT category.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> John Harris
>> Wildlife and Ecology
>> 
>> 
>> Yours in all things "GREEN"
>> 
>> John Harris 
>> 0409090955
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:31, Martin Butterfield < 
>> <>> wrote:
>> Yes: but they can easily be filtered out if that is what Phil wants.
>> 
>> Martin Butterfield
>> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/ <http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/>
>> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/ 
>> <https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/>
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:16, Dave Torr < 
>> <>> wrote:
>> That I think includes ssp?
>> 
>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:15, Martin Butterfield < 
>> <>> wrote:
>> Phil: disregard my last message: see 
>> https://birdlife.org.au/conservation/science/taxonomy 
>> <https://birdlife.org.au/conservation/science/taxonomy> and down load the 
>> working list  which contains the conservation status.
>> 
>> Martin Butterfield
>> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/ <http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/>
>> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/ 
>> <https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/>
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 12:45, Phil Gregory < 
>> <>> wrote:
>> I am preparing a talk for the Colombian Bird Fair and urgently need some 
>> data on the total of species in each conservation category, which seems to 
>> be remarkably opaque on the BirdLife sites and Threatened Bird Network 
>> sites. All I need know is how many in each category
>> How many Critically Endangered CR?
>> How Many Near Threatened NT ?
>> How Many Vulnerable VU?
>> 
>> If there is a link to such information I?d love to access it. Can anyone 
>> help please? Thanks
>> 
>> Phil Gregory
>>  <>
>> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
>> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
>> PO Box 597
>> Malanda
>> QLD 4885
>> Australia
>> 
>> Ph: +61 7 4096 8063 
>> 
>> Email:  <>
>> Website1: http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com 
>> <http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com/> OR www.birder.travel 
>> <http://www.birder.travel/>
>> Website 2: http://www.cassowarytours.com.au 
>> <http://www.cassowarytours.com.au/>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> Message: 10
> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:19:32 +0800
> From: Jonny Schoenjahn <>
> To: Birding-Aus <>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] 3 categories of THREATENED
> Message-ID: <>
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> Hi all,
> 
> to my knowledge, which might be outdated, the following three main categories 
> of THREATENED are international standard, i.e. are used in the IUCN Red List, 
> Action Plan for Australian Birds, and others:
> critically endangered
> endangered
> vulnerable
> 
> Near threatened appears to me to be what it says, i.e. nearly but not quite 
> threatened. 'Not quite? may be for different reasons. The species or 
> population may not quite (yet) fulfil the criteria for, e.g., VU, or because 
> of a lack of knowledge about the species of population concerned. 
> Nevertheless, being classified as near threatened helps to put the species or 
> population on the radar of all involved.
> 
> So, I don?t see accounting tricks or cats among pigeons in accepting 3 
> categories of THREATENED, but admit that I missed the earlier parts of the 
> discussion.
> 
> Despite this classification system being widely accepted, South Australia 
> chooses to not follow it. This may be illustrated by the Grey Falcon ("here 
> it comes" I hear you say), which is listed nationally as threatened, category 
> vulnerable (since June 2020, EPBC Act 1999), whereas in South Australia it is 
> classified as Rare. Nevertheless I assume that sooner or later SA will follow 
> suit and adopt the classification system.
> 
> Merry Christmas to all, and all the best ? lots of it ? for the next year,
> Jonny
> 
> Dr. Jonny Schoenjahn
> Perth, Western Australia
> http://www.jonnybird-australia.com/greyfalcon.htm
> ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7312-1944
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hmm, how very convenient, thanks for that, good to see accounting tricks are 
> alive and well in Victoria!
> Phil Gregory
> 
> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
> PO Box 597
> Malanda
> QLD 4885
> Australia
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 17 Dec 2020, at 3:16 PM, Martin Butterfield <> wrote:
>> 
>> I think John meant this to come to everyone, not just me.  Certainly a point 
>> worth sharing.
>> 
>> Martin Butterfield
>> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
>> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/
>> 
>> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: John Harris <>
>> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 14:49
>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Threatened Birds in Australia
>> To: Martin Butterfield <>
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Phil et al,
>> 
>> To put the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons, in Victoria the Advisory List 
>> of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria (DSE 2013) doesn't consider 
>> species that are considered Near Threatened to be threatened by definition, 
>> therefore only having 3 categories of threatened status - vulnerable, 
>> endangered, critically endangered.
>> 
>> Many of the Vic species fall into the NT category.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> John Harris
>> Wildlife and Ecology
>> 
>> 
>> Yours in all things "GREEN"
>> 
>> John Harris 
>> 0409090955
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:31, Martin Butterfield <> 
>> wrote:
>> Yes: but they can easily be filtered out if that is what Phil wants.
>> 
>> Martin Butterfield
>> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
>> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:16, Dave Torr <> wrote:
>> That I think includes ssp?
>> 
>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:15, Martin Butterfield <> 
>> wrote:
>> Phil: disregard my last message: see 
>> https://birdlife.org.au/conservation/science/taxonomy and down load the 
>> working list  which contains the conservation status.
>> 
>> Martin Butterfield
>> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
>> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 12:45, Phil Gregory <> wrote:
>> I am preparing a talk for the Colombian Bird Fair and urgently need some 
>> data on the total of species in each conservation category, which seems to 
>> be remarkably opaque on the BirdLife sites and Threatened Bird Network 
>> sites. All I need know is how many in each category
>> How many Critically Endangered CR?
>> How Many Near Threatened NT ?
>> How Many Vulnerable VU?
>> 
>> If there is a link to such information I?d love to access it. Can anyone 
>> help please? Thanks
>> 
>> Phil Gregory
>> 
>> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
>> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
>> PO Box 597
>> Malanda
>> QLD 4885
>> Australia
>> 
>> Ph: +61 7 4096 8063 
>> 
>> Email: 
>> Website1: http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com OR www.birder.travel
>> Website 2: http://www.cassowarytours.com.au
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 18:53:30 +1100
> From: "Ross Macfarlane \(TPG\)" <>
> To: "'Jonny Schoenjahn'" <>, "'Birding-Aus'"
>    <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] 3 categories of THREATENED
> Message-ID: <>
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> 
> Commonwealth http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species:
> 
> 
> 
> Threatened fauna and flora may be listed under Section 178 of the
> Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
> <http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/about>  (EPBC Act) in any one of the
> following categories:
> 
> *    extinct
> *    extinct in the wild
> *    critically endangered
> *    endangered
> *    vulnerable
> *    conservation dependent
> 
> 
> 
> Victoria
> https://www.environment.vic.gov.au/conserving-threatened-species/threatened-
> list:
> 
> 
> 
> Threatened List and Processes List
> 
> The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (The FFG Act) provides for the
> listing of taxa (genera, species, subspecies and varieties), threatened
> communities of flora and fauna and potentially threatening processes.
> 
> There are 3 lists:
> 
> *    The Excluded List contains native flora and fauna taxa which are not
> to be conserved because they constitute a serious threat to human welfare
> (Note: the only item on this list is "human disease organisms")
> *    The Threatened List contains taxa and communities of native flora
> and fauna which are threatened
> *    The Processes List contains potentially threatening processes.
> 
> Over 730 species, communities and threats are currently listed under the
> Act.
> 
> 
> 
> Upcoming changes to the FFG Act Threatened list
> 
> Currently, Victoria has multiple lists of threatened species - those listed
> under the FFG Act, and non-statutory lists called the
> <https://www.environment.vic.gov.au/conserving-threatened-species/threatened
> -species-advisory-lists> Victorian Threatened Species Advisory Lists.
> 
> Recent amendments to the FFG Act
> <https://www.environment.vic.gov.au/conserving-threatened-species/victorias-
> framework-for-conserving-threatened-species>  will remove duplication by
> establishing a single comprehensive list of threatened flora and fauna
> species. This will continue to be known as the FFG Act Threatened List. When
> the new comprehensive list comes into effect the Advisory lists will be
> revoked.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Ross Macfarlane
> 
> 
> 
> From: Birding-Aus <> On Behalf Of Jonny
> Schoenjahn
> Sent: Thursday, 17 December 2020 5:20 PM
> To: Birding-Aus <>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] 3 categories of THREATENED
> 
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> 
> 
> to my knowledge, which might be outdated, the following three main
> categories of THREATENED are international standard, i.e. are used in the
> IUCN Red List, Action Plan for Australian Birds, and others:
> 
> *    critically endangered
> *    endangered
> *    vulnerable
> 
> 
> 
> Near threatened appears to me to be what it says, i.e. nearly but not quite
> threatened. 'Not quite' may be for different reasons. The species or
> population may not quite (yet) fulfil the criteria for, e.g., VU, or because
> of a lack of knowledge about the species of population concerned.
> Nevertheless, being classified as near threatened helps to put the species
> or population on the radar of all involved.
> 
> 
> 
> So, I don't see accounting tricks or cats among pigeons in accepting 3
> categories of THREATENED, but admit that I missed the earlier parts of the
> discussion.
> 
> 
> 
> Despite this classification system being widely accepted, South Australia
> chooses to not follow it. This may be illustrated by the Grey Falcon ("here
> it comes" I hear you say), which is listed nationally as threatened,
> category vulnerable (since June 2020, EPBC Act 1999), whereas in South
> Australia it is classified as Rare. Nevertheless I assume that sooner or
> later SA will follow suit and adopt the classification system.
> 
> 
> 
> Merry Christmas to all, and all the best - lots of it - for the next year,
> 
> Jonny
> 
> 
> 
> Dr. Jonny Schoenjahn
> Perth, Western Australia
> 
> http://www.jonnybird-australia.com/greyfalcon.htm
> 
> ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7312-1944
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hmm, how very convenient, thanks for that, good to see accounting tricks are
> alive and well in Victoria!
> 
> Phil Gregory
> 
>  <> 
> 
> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
> 
> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
> PO Box 597
> Malanda
> QLD 4885
> Australia
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 17 Dec 2020, at 3:16 PM, Martin Butterfield <
> <> > wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> I think John meant this to come to everyone, not just me.  Certainly a point
> worth sharing.
> 
> 
> 
> Martin Butterfield
> 
> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
> 
> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: John Harris <
> <> >
> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 14:49
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Threatened Birds in Australia
> To: Martin Butterfield < <> >
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Phil et al,
> 
> 
> 
> To put the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons, in Victoria the Advisory List
> of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria (DSE 2013) doesn't consider
> species that are considered Near Threatened to be threatened by definition,
> therefore only having 3 categories of threatened status - vulnerable,
> endangered, critically endangered.
> 
> 
> 
> Many of the Vic species fall into the NT category.
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> 
> John Harris
> 
> Wildlife and Ecology
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Yours in all things "GREEN"
> 
> 
> 
> John Harris 
> 
> 0409090955
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:31, Martin Butterfield <
> <> > wrote:
> 
> Yes: but they can easily be filtered out if that is what Phil wants.
> 
> 
> 
> Martin Butterfield
> 
> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
> 
> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:16, Dave Torr <
> <> > wrote:
> 
> That I think includes ssp?
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 13:15, Martin Butterfield <
> <> > wrote:
> 
> Phil: disregard my last message: see
> https://birdlife.org.au/conservation/science/taxonomy and down load the
> working list  which contains the conservation status.
> 
> 
> 
> Martin Butterfield
> 
> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
> 
> https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 at 12:45, Phil Gregory <
> <> > wrote:
> 
> I am preparing a talk for the Colombian Bird Fair and urgently need some
> data on the total of species in each conservation category, which seems to
> be remarkably opaque on the BirdLife sites and Threatened Bird Network
> sites. All I need know is how many in each category
> 
> How many Critically Endangered CR?
> 
> How Many Near Threatened NT ?
> 
> How Many Vulnerable VU?
> 
> 
> 
> If there is a link to such information I'd love to access it. Can anyone
> help please? Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> Phil Gregory
> 
>  <> 
> 
> ornithological writer/tour leader/tour facilitator
> 
> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary Tours
> PO Box 597
> Malanda
> QLD 4885
> Australia
> 
> Ph: +61 7 4096 8063 
> 
> Email:  <> 
> Website1:  <http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com/>
> http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com OR  <http://www.birder.travel/>
> www.birder.travel
> 
> Website 2:  <http://www.cassowarytours.com.au/>
> http://www.cassowarytours.com.au
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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