Family: Ciconiidae (Storks)

Authority: (Latham, 1790)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bc+3bc+4bc;C1

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Justification of Red List category
Overall, this species has undergone a moderately rapid population reduction, which is projected to continue, and it has a moderately small population. It is therefore classed as Near Threatened.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 27,500,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Land-mass type - Australia
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine