Family: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Authority: (Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1896)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This species is considered Near Threatened, as it is likely to be undergoing a moderately rapid population decline as a result of on-going habitat destruction within its range.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 141,000 km²

Country endemic: yes