Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Addition of 30 African Birds to List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

The Service proposes to add 30 kinds of birds, found in Africa and on associated islands, to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. All have restricted distributions and are threatened by habitat destruction, human hunting, predation by introduced animals, and various other factors. All were subjects of petitions from the International Council for Bird Preservation, submitted in 1980 and 1991. This proposal, if made final, would implement the protection of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, for these birds. The Service also makes the finding that the listing of 38 additional species of birds, included in the 1991 petition, is warranted but precluded because of other listing activity.