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The Action Plan for Australian Birds provides a national overview of the conservation status of all birds occurring in Australian territory against IUCN categories. A comprehensive tool for scientists, bird enthusiasts and researchers, the Action Plan outlines threats and recommends actions to minimise these. Habitats or areas of particular importance for bird conservation including key areas for threatened species are listed. The Action Plan identifies processes that threaten birds and the areas where these processes are a problem in order to recommend conservation priorities including research and management actions.

This Action Plan lists 25 taxa as Extinct, 32 as Critically Endangered, 41 as Endangered, 82 as Vulnerable and 81 as Near Threatened as at 30 June, 2000. The remaining 1,114 taxa are deemed to be Least Concern, including 28 introduced taxa and 95 vagrants. Recovery outlines are presented for all Threatened taxa (Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable) and taxon summaries for taxa listed as Extinct or Near Threatened. An additional 53 taxon summaries are presented for Least Concern taxa that have restricted distributions or have previously been considered threatened.

The Action Plan for Australian Birds is also available in hard copy.
Contact the Department of the Environment and Water Resources's Community Information Unit on 1800 803 772, email ciu@environment.gov.au

1. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, P.O.Box 2066, Cairns, Queensland 4870
2. Birds Australia, 415 Riversdale Road, Hawthorn East, Victoria 3123

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