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Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani (LC)

Introduction: The importance of birds to biodiversity

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New species continue to be discovered
Birds are found almost everywhere in the world, from the poles to the equator
Most Endemic Bird Areas are in the tropics and important for other biodiversity too
Migrating birds know no boundaries
Birds have huge popular appeal, and the amount of information about them is impressive
More than 12,000 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas have been identified on land and at sea
Important Bird Areas for globally threatened species: Blue Swallow
Important Bird Areas are also important for other terrestrial vertebrates in East Africa
Important Bird Areas hold internationally important numbers of other animals or plants in Turkey
Feathers have always been used by humans as decoration and status symbols

State: What we know about the changing state of birds

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Many threatened birds are restricted to small islands
Many African IBAs are in danger of losing their natural habitats and key biodiversity
Birds in some regions, notably Oceania and Asia, have deteriorated in status faster than others
A Spanish stronghold of Europe’s most endangered seabird is threatened by a hotel development

Pressure: Why birds are declining

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There is strong evidence that climate change is impacting a wide range of organisms
Persistent organic pollutants stay in the environment, affecting humans and wildlife
Illegal hunting is causing the decline of belochel (Micronesian Imperial-pigeon) in Palau
Tsunamis can have a devastating impact on seabirds colonies
Cost-benefit analysis demonstrates that mining of soda ash at Lake Natron is not economically viable
Small island birds are most at risk from invasive alien species
Deforestation in the Mau Forest, Kenya, is impacting wildlife and people
Uranium Mining and Important Bird Areas in Namibia: a need for strategic environmental assessment
When planning for development does not integrate environmental issues, biodiversity suffers
Sea level rise poses a major threat to coastal ecosystems and the biota they support
Soda extraction plant at Lake Natron, Tanzania, threatens East Africa's Lesser Flamingos
Illegal trade in European songbirds for food
Vultures are under threat from the veterinary drug diclofenac
Bird populations in the Northern Mariana Islands are being decimated by brown tree snakes

Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

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Stable isotope analysis reveals the wintering grounds of the Aquatic Warbler
Creating Permanent Forest Estates for the benefit of Fiji’s people and biodiversity
Conservation and wise use of Lake Natron, Tanzania
A 'Vulture Restaurant' in Armenia solves conservation and sanitation problems
Conserving biodiversity through community action and sustainable development at Lake Victoria Basin
Organised local citizens are a significant force for nature
Saving paradise: Protecting Pacific Island forests by empowering community action
BirdLife Partners work with governments through environmental agreements to protect biodiversity
Safeguarding IBAs depends on informing and enthusing young people about their local environment
Sustaining NGO capacity to conserve nature during the global economic downturn
National biodiversity legislation and planning are failing biodiversity and need strengthening
Rat removal for the benefit of endangered island-dwelling birds
BirdLife is working with Regional Fisheries Management Organisations to reduce albatross declines
A 27,000km voyage of conservation has helped safeguard some of the world’s most imperiled seabirds
Invasive eradication in the Marquesas Archipelago
Bird conservation organisations are increasingly engaging with policy work
Rat eradication and captive breeding have helped save the Campbell Islands Teal from extinction
In Africa, recognition of the value of IBAs is resulting in the designation of new protected areas
BirdLife Partners are helping to restore island ecosystems by eradicating invasive alien species
Nest protection and brood manipulation has helped the Mauritius Parakeet to recover
Back from the brink: species can be saved from extinction
Membership of bird conservation organisations is growing world-wide
BirdLife is empowering organisations and individuals at the local level
Madagascar has developed innovative mechanisms to finance Protected Area conservation
BirdLife Partners are working with local communities to protect and restore mangrove ecosystems
Using IBAs to guide Regional Conservation Strategies
Protected areas are helping species to persist within their ranges and to colonise new areas