South Island Piopio (Turnagra capensis) | Summary

South Island Piopio Turnagra capensis

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Family: Oriolidae (Old World Orioles)

Authority: (Sparrman, 1787)

Red List Category:

Justification of Red List category
This species is known from New Zealand's South Island, but is now Extinct as a result predation and habitat destruction. The last confirmed record was of the nominate subspecies, in 1905.

Population size: unknown

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: South Island Piopio Turnagra capensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/south-island-piopio-turnagra-capensis on 13/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 13/01/2025.