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Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus



Family: Brachypteraciidae (Ground-rollers)

Authority: (Lesson, 1833)

Red List Category

Criteria: A3cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Vulnerable because its population is declining owing to the destruction and degradation of its forest habitat, and this decline is likely to become rapid in the near future and over the next three generations.



Population size: 10000-25000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 210,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Brachypteracias leptosomus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/short-legged-ground-roller-brachypteracias-leptosomus 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.