Family: Ardeidae (Herons)

Authority: (Hartlaub, 1860)

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 very small population which is undergoing a continuing decline due to the ongoing degradation of its wetland habitats and the exploitation of its eggs and young. 

Population size: 1000-2499 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,050,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Marine biome