Family: Ardeidae (Herons)

Authority: (Gmelin, 1789)

Red List Category

Criteria: A3c

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Justification of Red List category

Based on a model of future deforestation in the Amazon basin, and its susceptibility to hunting, it is suspected that the population of this species will decline rapidly over the next three generations, and it has therefore been uplisted to Vulnerable.

Population size:

Population trend: Unknown

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 12,200,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome