Family: Icteridae (New World blackbirds)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1766)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Vulnerable as it has a very small range and is declining in response to brood-parasitism. Monitoring and assessment of the precise impact of this threat may ultimately result in a revised evaluation of the species's conservation status.

Population size: 6000-15000

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,500 km²

Country endemic: Yes

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