Family: Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Authority: Seebohm, 1884

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

Click here for more information about the Red List categories and criteria

Justification of Red List category
This owl has a very small, rapidly declining population due to widespread loss of riverine forest, increasing development along rivers and dam construction. It therefore qualifies as Endangered. However, recent information suggests the population size may be greater than previously thought. If this is confirmed, the species may warrant downlisting to Vulnerable.

Population size: 1000-2499 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 5,220,000 km²

Country endemic: no

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