Family: Icteridae (New World blackbirds)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red List Category

Criteria: A4ad

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Justification of Red List category
The species has undergone a population reduction of about 50% since 1970 (Rosenberg et al. 2016). Even though the rate of decline appears to be slowing down recently and the species's range might be larger than previously assumed, the population reduction is projected to continue. It is therefore precautionarily listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: 69000000

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 12,100,000 km²

Country endemic: No

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