IUCN greatly underestimates threat levels of endemic birds in the Western Ghats

Vijay Ramesh, Trisha Gopalakrishna, Sahas Barve, Don J. Melnick — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 18:00:05 +0000

Abstract: The validity of the threat status assigned to a species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List relies heavily on the accuracy of the geographic range size estimate for that species. Range maps used to assess threat status often contain large areas of unsuitable habitat, thereby overestimating range and underestimating...

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IUCN greatly underestimates threat levels of endemic birds in the Western Ghats