Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: (Yamashina & Mano, 1981)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(ii,iii,v); C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Endangered because it has a single, very small population within a very small range on just one island, and both its range and population are undergoing continuing declines as a result of introduced predators and the loss of forest to logging, infrastructure development, agriculture and construction of golf courses.

Population size: 480 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 990 km²

Country endemic: yes

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