Family: Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills)

Authority: (Temminck, 1835)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(iii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has become extinct over most of its former range and is now limited to a single area, where it has an extremely small population. Although its population continues to increase, and there are now perhaps more than 250 mature individuals, its habitat continues to decline in quality, justifying its retention as Endangered.

Population size: 330 mature individuals

Population trend: increasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 2,300 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial