122 Indonesian bird species included on the IUCN red list could go extinct

Conservation association Burung Indonesia reports that 122 Indonesian bird species included on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list could go extinct; 18 bird species in Indonesia are in critical condition, 31 species are endangered and 73 species are categorized as vulnerable. Burung Indonesia program manager Ria Saryanthi said that Indonesia had the highest number of birds that could go extinct. Indonesia has a tremendously diverse variety of bird species. According to Ria, 1,594 bird species from a total 10,000 known birds in the world are endemic to Indonesia. This ranks Indonesia fifth in terms of nations with the greatest diversity of bird species.

Source: The Jakarta Post, 01/12/2011
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