Family: Hirundinidae (Swallows and martins)

Authority: (Bryant, 1859)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Endangered because it has a small and declining population, which faces a number of threats that may increase in severity in the future. Renewed logging and planned housing developments may result in further declines in available breeding habitat.

Population size: 1000-2499 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 49,800 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Nearctic
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial