Family: Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Authority: (Hartert, 1901)

Red List Category

Criteria: C1+2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small population size that is suspected to be declining at a rate exceeding 10% in three generations owing to ongoing forest loss within its range, with the largest subpopulation plausibly numbering less than 1,500 mature individuals. It is therefore classified as Near Threatened.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 45,500 km²

Country endemic: no

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