South Island Piopio (Turnagra capensis) - BirdLife species factsheet

South Island Piopio Turnagra capensis

Current view: summary

Family: Oriolidae (Old World Orioles)

Authority: (Sparrman, 1787)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species is known from New Zealand's South Island, but is now Extinct as a result of black rat predation. The last confirmed record was of the nominate subspecies, in 1905.

Population size: unknown

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Turnagra capensis. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/south-island-piopio-turnagra-capensis on 06/12/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 06/12/2023.