LC
New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus



Justification

Justification of Red List category
This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be decreasing, but it is not thought to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population justification
The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally common (Heather and Robertson 1997).

Trend justification
The population is suspected to be declining across its range (Miskelly 2013).

Acknowledgements

Text account compilers
Butchart, S., Ekstrom, J., Stringer, C. & Westrip, J.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Poodytes punctatus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/new-zealand-fernbird-poodytes-punctatus on 19/03/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org on 19/03/2024.