| Citation |
BirdLife International 2016. Amaurornis phoenicurus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22692640A95217833. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692640A95217833.en. Downloaded on 29 October 2019. |
Description |
JUSTIFICATION
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend is not known, but the population is not believed to be decreasing sufficiently rapidly to approach the thresholds under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is very large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
DESCRIPTION
The global population is estimated to number c.10,000-100,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2006).
Trend Justification: The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the impacts of habitat modification on population sizes. |
