As per the list, 15 species of birds were found to be critically endangered in 2012. These included the Himalayan quail, pink headed duck, forest owlet, Siberian crane, spoon-billed sandpiper and many varieties of vultures. About 13 species of birds were found to be endangered in the region which included white headed duck, black chinned laughing thrush and nilgiri blue robin. The research listed 50 species which were found to be vulnerable to environmental threats. Similarly, 75 species were found to be near threatened. This means that almost 153 species of the 165 surveyed were found to be facing some threat to their existence due to change in favourable habitats across regions.

The focus of the research was to highlight the need to preserve and create suitable habitats where rare species of birds can be protected. These habitats can be semi-urban, rural or totally natural.