If you've never heard of the Somali Ostrich, the Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher, or the Blue-bearded Helmetcrest, don't beat yourself up for being a bad birder. Until recently, they didn't exist. A massive reassessment of all non-passerine—or non-perching—birds yielded a walloping 361 new species that had previously been lumped in under other names. A planned reassessment of passerines—which represent more than half of all bird species—is likely to up the totals even more.But the birds' warm welcome to the guidebooks is dampened by a sobering statistic. Bird Life International, the world's largest nature conservation partnership--comprised of 120 organizations including 福利姬视频--assessed the new species on behalf of the 2014 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and found that more than 25 percent of them qualify as threatened. As the authority for the global conservation status of plants and animals, the Red List has long served as a road map to direct conservation efforts. That...