Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Authority: (Temminck, 1825)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This newly split species is listed as Near Threatened because it is estimated to have a moderately small and fragmented population, assumed to exist in small sub-populations and inferred to be in decline owing to limited habitat loss and degradation.

Population size: 10000-19999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 106,000 km²

Country endemic: yes