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Antipodes Parakeet Cyanoramphus unicolor



Family: Psittacidae (Parrots)

Authority: (Lear, 1831)

Red List Category

Criteria: D2

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a very restricted range with the chance introduction of mammalian predators to the main Auckland Island being a plausible future threat that could drive the taxon to Critically Endangered in a very short time. For these reasons it is classified as Vulnerable.



Population size: 2000-3000 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 84 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Cyanoramphus unicolor. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/antipodes-parakeet-cyanoramphus-unicolor on 09/12/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 09/12/2023.