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Monitoring threats to Australian threatened birds: climate change was the biggest threat in 2020 with minimal progress on its management

Stephen T. Garnetta Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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John C. Z. Woinarskia Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-9500
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G. Barry Bakerb Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4766-8182
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Alex J. Berrymanc BirdLife International, The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1273-7184
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Ross Cratesd Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7660-309X
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Sarah M. Leggea Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT, Australia;d Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6968-2781
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Amanda Lilleymana Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4546-6133
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Linda Lucka Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT, Australia;e Helmholtz Center Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section 1.4 Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4260-3366
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Ayesha I. T. Tullochf Centre for the Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5866-1923
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Simon J. Verdong Department of Environment and Genetics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;h Research Centre for Future Landscapes, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3923-2242
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Michelle Wardi Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia;j WWF-Aus, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0658-855X
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James E. M. Watsoni Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4942-1984
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Kerstin K. Zanderk Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2237-1801
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Hayley M. Geylea Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9282-8953
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Pages 37-54 | Received 10 Jun 2023, Accepted 29 Nov 2023, Published online: 11 Feb 2024

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