Family: Psittacidae (Parrots)

Authority: Souancé, 1857

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bce

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Critically Endangered because, subsequent to serious declines since the 1800s, it underwent a population crash following rat invasions in 1990-2000, and it now has a very small population that has continued to decline during the last decade.

Population size: 50-249 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 118,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial