Family: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Authority: (Gmelin, 1788)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1b(iii)+2b(iii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small range in which habitat degradation and loss is ongoing (albeit at a slow rate) and this is suspected to be causing a slow population decline. For these reasons it is listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: 100000-199999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,320 km²

Country endemic: yes