Family: Sturnidae (Starlings)

Authority: Stresemann, 1912

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(v); C2a(i,ii); D

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Justification of Red List category
This stunning starling qualifies as Critically Endangered because it has an extremely small range and a tiny population which is still suffering from illegal poaching for the cagebird trade. Releases of captive-bred birds have boosted the population, but it is uncertain how many of these have yet bred successfully in the wild.

Population size: 1-49 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 38 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Oceanian
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN System - Terrestrial