IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
EN
Endangered
Red List Criteria
A2b;B2ab(i,ii,iv,v)
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
BirdLife International
Reviewer/s
Calvert, R., Butchart, S., Bird, J.
Contributor/s
Booth, A., Houston, D., Taylor, G.
Justification
This species is classified as Endangered because its population is estimated to have declined very rapidly over the last three generations (45 years), and is it almost certainly still declining. Furthermore, it has a very small breeding range, which many now be restricted to just two locations.
History
- 2008Endangered
- 2007Endangered
- 2005Endangered
- 2004Endangered
- 2000Endangered
- 1996Vulnerable
- 1994Vulnerable
