Language: Bilingual in English and Chinese
In order to comprehensively assess the threatened status of Chinese birds, the authors used the IUCN Red List classification standard to evaluate the 1,445 species of birds included in the "Chinese Bird Classification and Distribution List" (third edition), of which 3 species were listed as regionally extinct (RE), 18 as critically endangered (CR), 48 species as endangered (EN), 78 species as vulnerable (VU), 223 species as near threatened (NT), 969 species as least concern (LC), and 105 species as data deficient (DD), and one species as invalid. The book also gives the classification status, assessment information, geographic distribution, population status and development trend, habitat, threat factors, protection actions, etc. of threatened or extinct species in the wild.
Summary in Chinese:
为全面评估中国鸟类受威胁状况,我们利用IUCN红色名录划分标准,对《中国鸟类分类与分布名录》(第三版)中收录的1,445种鸟类进行了评估,其中3种鸟类被列为区域灭绝(RE),还有极危(CR)18种、濒危(EN)48种、易危(VU)78种、近危(NT)223种、无危(LC)969种,数据缺乏(DD)105种,1种为无效种。本书还给出了受威胁物种或野外灭绝物种的分类地位、评估信息、地理分布、种群现状以及发展趋势、栖息地、威胁因子、保护行动等内容。