THREATENED BIRDS OF UTTAR PRADESH is the fifth in the series of state wise volumes on threatened birds of India and is derived from Threatened Birds of India (2012) by Dr. Asad R. Rahmani published by BNHS\OUP. Information has been updated according to the latest IUCN 2013 Red list for birds, incorporating the UK It describes the threatened and near threatened avian species of the state of Uttar Pradesh with notes on their distribution ecology historical records and current distribution.

The introduction is supplemented with notes on the extinct birds of Uttar Pradesh and threatened birds likely to be found in the state. This book is handy reference for interested readers as well as decision makers at the state level where conservation actions are implemented.