IUCN Species of the Day: Raso Lark

  Photo credit: Edwin Winkel   The Raso Lark, Alauda razae, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  With a tiny population confined to a small island in the Cape Verde Islands, the diminutive Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Red-Headed Vulture

  Photo credit: Ganesh H. Shankar   The Red-headed Vulture, Sarcogyps calvus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Formerly widespread throughout the Indian sub-continent and South-east Asia, this species has undergone significant declines Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Social Lapwing

  Photo credit: Lior Kisslev   The Sociable Lapwing, Vanellus gregarius, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It breeds in Russia and Kazakhstan and winters in Israel, Syria, Eritrea, Sudan and north-west India. Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Djibouti Francolin

    Photo credit: Houssein Rayaleh   The Djibouti Francolin, Francolinus ochropectus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  It prefers the cover of dense vegetation found in the woodlands of Forêt du Day Continue Reading