List of threatened birds of Brazil

Brazil has more than 1900 bird species,[1] and according to the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation and the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, there are 240 species or subspecies of Brazilian birds listed as threatened, six as extinct and two as extinct in the wild.

[3][4] The Northeast Region, notably the Atlantic forest and Caatinga, has the most endemic and threatened birds, and two of them, the Alagoas curassow and the Spix's macaw, are considered to be extinct in the wild.

[4] The Pernambuco Endemism Center presents many critically endangered species due to the intense destruction of the Atlantic forest.

[4] A list of threatened species was published by Diário Oficial da União, on December 17, 2014.

[4] In spite of using the same criteria, the ICMBio list often shows a different conservation status than the IUCN.

The Spix's macaw ( Cyanopsitta spixii ) is a critically endangered species and may be extinct in the wild .
The yellow-legged tinamou ( Crypturellus noctivagus noctivagus ) is listed as a vulnerable species by ICMBio.
The Brazilian merganser ( Mergus octosetaceus ) is a critically endangered species.
The black-fronted piping guan ( Aburria jacutinga ) is an endangered species of the Atlantic forest .
The red-billed curassow ( Crax blumenbachii ) is an endangered species of the Atlantic forest.
The Tristan albatross ( Diomedea dabbenena ) is a critically endangered species .
The spectacled petrel ( Procellaria conspicillata ) is a vulnerable species.
The red-billed tropicbird ( Phaethon aethereus ) is an endangered seabird in Brazil.
The white-necked hawk ( Amadonastur lacernulatus ) is a vulnerable species .
The Eskimo curlew ( Numenius borealis ) is possibly extinct .
The South American tern ( Sterna hirundinacea ) is listed as vulnerable species by ICMBio .
The spectacled owl ( Pulsatrix perspicillata pulsatrix ) is a vulnerable species.
The white-winged potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus ) is a critically endangered species in Brazil.
The hooded visorbearer ( Augastes lumachella ) is an endangered species.
The Kaempfer's woodpecker ( Celeus obrieni ) is an endemic woodpecker from Piauí .
The red-spectacled amazon ( Amazona petrei ) is a vulnerable species from southern Brazil.
Lear's macaw ( Anodorhynchus leari ) is an endangered macaw from Northeastern Brazil.
The sun parakeet ( Aratinga solstitialis ) is an endangered species.
The black-hooded antwren ( Formicivora erythronotos ) is a critically endangered species from Rio de Janeiro .
The variegated antpitta ( Grallaria varia ) is a vulnerable species.
The Brasília tapaculo ( Scytalopus novacapitalis ) is an endangered species.
The Araripe manakin ( Antilophia bokermanni ) is a critically endangered endemic species from Chapada do Araripe .
The seven-colored tanager ( Tangara fastuosa ) is an endemic vulnerable species from Pernambuco .
Temminck's seedeater ( Sporophila falcirostris ) is a vulnerable species.
The lark-like brushrunner ( Coryphistera alaudina ) is a critically endangered species.
The black-headed berryeater ( Carpornis melanocephala ) is a vulnerable species.
The opal-rumped tanager ( Tangara velia signata ) is a vulnerable species.