Family: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Authority: Schlegel, 1871

Red List Category

Criteria: B1b(ii,iii)+2b(ii,iii); C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
Although this species appears to persist in degraded habitats, its ecological requirements are poorly known, and habitat loss and degradation on Numfor are ongoing. Given that it occurs within a very small range, and is likely to have a moderately small population, it is considered to be Near Threatened.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 460 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial