Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: (Mayr, 1933)

Red List Category

Criteria: D

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Justification of Red List category
This species has not been directly recorded by western scientists since 1953 despite recent surveys lasting several weeks. However, local hunters and villagers report the species as extant but very rare. The already small population is likely to have declined further as a result of depredation by introduced mammalian predators. Any remaining population is likely to be tiny, and for these reasons it is treated as Critically Endangered.

Population size: 1-49 mature individuals

Population trend: unknown

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1 km²

Country endemic: yes

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