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IUCN Red List Assessment in India

October 22 , 2026 14 hrs 0 min 58 0

India has begun assessing 1,211 regularly occurring bird species, including resident and migratory birds, under the IUCN framework.
The assessment is being carried out by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), the IUCN SSC Center for Species Survival India–Wildlife Trust of India, and the State of India’s Birds initiative.
Preliminary assessments of 107 species were completed by 19 October 2026; work on all species is expected by the end of 2026, with final assessments expected by the end of 2027.
Preliminary assessments proposed the Great Indian Bustard as Critically Endangered, the Sarus Crane as Vulnerable, and the Marbled Duck as Endangered; these categories are not final.
The IUCN Red List was established in 1964.
India’s National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025–2030 aims to assess more than 11,000 species of plants, animals and fungi by 2030.