Family: Sturnidae (Starlings)

Authority: Finsch, 1876

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(v);C2a(i,ii);D

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Justification of Red List category
This species has only been recorded with certainty once in the last 50 years (in 1995), and it has declined drastically since 1930, possibly through habitat loss, hunting and predation by introduced rats. However, it may remain extant since there have also been a number of unconfirmed reports, and further intensive surveys are required. Any remaining population is likely to be tiny and continuing to decline, and for these reasons it is treated as Critically Endangered.

Population size: 1-49 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 110 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial