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Kofiau Paradise-kingfisher Tanysiptera ellioti



Family: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Authority: Sharpe, 1870

Red List Category:

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Criteria: B1b(iii)+2b(iii)
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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small range (and perhaps a relatively small population) and its habitat is being slowly lost and degraded. It is therefore listed as Near Threatened.



Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 320 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Kofiau Paradise-kingfisher Tanysiptera ellioti. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/kofiau-paradise-kingfisher-tanysiptera-ellioti on 07/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 07/01/2025.