Family: Ardeidae (Herons)

Authority: (Lesson, 1828)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c; C1

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Near Threatened because it has a moderately small population which is thought to be undergoing a moderate decline owing to habitat degradation.

Population size: 1500-7000

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,270,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome