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Table 2 Comparison on the threatened level of waterbirds in China and in the world

From: Population trends, threats, and conservation recommendations for waterbirds in China

Category

In China

In the world

Number of species

Percentage (%)

Number of species

Percentage (%)

Critically Endangered

6

2.4

28

3.4

Endangered

16

6.4

52

6.3

Vulnerable

16

6.4

76

9.1

Near Threatened

27

10.8

71

8.5

Least Concern

132

52.6

602

72.4

Data Deficient

54

21.5

3

0.4

Total

251

100.0

832

100.0

  1. Data are based on the IUCN criteria of threatened species. The threatened level in the world referred to the IUCN (2012). Among the total 260 waterbird species recorded in China, nine species were firstly recorded in China in recent years. They were listed in the checklists of Zheng (2017) while were not assessed in Jiang et al. (2016). These species include: Ardeola grayii, Ciconia episcopus, Branta hutchinsii, Rallus aquaticus, Vanellus leucurus, Calidris fuscicollis, Ardeola speciose, Anser serrirostris, and Anas poecilorhyncha
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