Family: Ardeidae (Herons)

Authority: (Ogilvie Grant, 1899)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Endangered because it has a very small, fragmented population which is undergoing a continuing decline as a result of hunting and forest clearance, primarily owing to demands for timber and agricultural land. The species may warrant downlisting in the future should data prove that the recent increase in its known range also corresponds to an increase in the known population.

Population size: 250-999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 2,180,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial