Last call for input and updates for the 2010 IUCN Red List

BirdLife International seeking input and updates for the 2010 IUCN Red List.
BirdLife International invites you to participate in an online consultation process to discuss possible changes to the global threat status of species in your region or taxonomic specialist group. The key points are as follows:
* To read and contribute to discussions on the species under review, visit the forum at www.birdlifeforums.org
* Click each link to view a short topic on each species, giving the rationale for the status review and a request for information.
* Make your contribution through the forum by typing it in the box below the topic, and then clicking "post my message". Posts are then added subsequently by forum moderators (therefore there may be a delay before your posting appears on the site). All contributions that are used will be explicitly acknowledged in the species accounts that will appear on the BirdLife and IUCN websites, and in future publications.
* The initial deadline for contributions is 14 February 2009, when we will assess the contributions made and post up a draft list of preliminary decisions. You will then have two more weeks to comment further. Final decisions will be made and posted up on28 February. The results will be fed into the 2010 IUCN Red List.
* To maximise feedback, please distribute this message as quickly and widely as possible to relevant people within your networks.
* If you would like to propose additional category changes please post a comment on the relevant
Suggestions for new topics forum, or email andy.symes@...
* For more general information about the GTB Update, visit http://www.birdlife.org/action/science/species/global_species_programme/gtb_forums.html.
For your information, discussion topics  relating to species found in Africa are:
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus): uplist to Endangered
Alaotra Grebe (Tachybaptus rufolavatus): list this species as Extinct?
Black Crowned-crane (Balearica pavonina): uplist to Vulnerable?
Corncrake (Crex crex): downlist to Least Concern?
Fischer's Turaco (Tauraco fischeri): information requested.
Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga): information requested.
Ludwig's Bustard (Neotis ludwigii): uplist to Endangered?
Madagascar Grebe (Tachybaptus pelzelnii): uplist to Endangered?
Madagascar Snipe (Gallinago macrodactyla): new information requested?
Mayotte Drongo (Dicrurus waldenii): downlist to Vulnerable?
Rufous Fishing-owl (Scotopelia ussheri): downlist to Vulnerable?
Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug): how to interpret new population estimates?
Southern Ground-hornbill (Bucorvus cafer): information requested to reassess this species global status:
Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis): information requested.
Swierstra's  Francolin (Francolinus swierstrai): information needed.
The revision to Nesospiza taxonomy requires a reassessment of their conservation status.
Thank you very much in advance for your cooperation. We look forward to receiving your contributions via the web forumbefore 14 February 2010.
For further information, contact Andy Symes, Global Species Programme Officer, BirdLife International