Family: Brachypteraciidae (Ground-rollers)

Authority: Sharpe, 1875

Red List Category

Criteria: A3cd

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Near Threatened because it may suffer a moderately rapid population decline during the next ten years, owing to habitat loss for subsistence agriculture combined with a potential increase in hunting pressure. If the rate of any future decline is found to be greater, the species may qualify for uplisting to a higher threat category.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: Decreasing

Distribution size (breeding/resident): 165,000 km²

Country endemic: Yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome