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Kofiau Paradise-kingfisher Tanysiptera ellioti



Family: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Authority: Sharpe, 1970

Red List Category

Criteria: B1b(iii)+2b(iii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small range (and perhaps a relatively small population) and its habitat is being slowly lost and degraded. It is therefore listed as Near Threatened.



Population size:

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 320 km2

Country endemic: Yes

Attributes
Realm - Oceanic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Tanysiptera ellioti. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/kofiau-paradise-kingfisher-tanysiptera-ellioti on 07/06/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 07/06/2023.