List of globally threatened birds of Guatemala

Twelve species of Guatemalan birds are currently classified as globally threatened (including the IUCN categories Extinct, Critically Endangered, Endangered, and Vulnerable). Highland Guan has been upgraded from Near Threatened to Vulnerable in 2007 (Eisermann et al. 2006; http://www.birdlife.org/action/science/species/global_species_programme/whats_new.html). Visit the IUCN red list website at www.iucnredlist.org for other taxa and countries and for notes on the classification system.
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Extinct

• Atitlán Grebe Podilymbus gigas

Critically Endangered:

• Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis

Endangered:

• Horned Guan Oreophasis derbianus
• Yellow-headed Parrot Amazona oratrix
• Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia
• Azure-rumped Tanager Tangara cabanisi

Vulnerable:

• Black Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni
• Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus
• Highland Guan Penelopina nigra
• Keel-billed Motmot Electron carinatum
• Pink-headed Warbler Ergaticus versicolor
• Cerulean Warbler Dendroica caerulea