Family: Psittacidae (Parrots)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

Click here for more information about the Red List categories and criteria

Justification of Red List category
This species is heavily threatened by trapping for the national and international bird trade; it has already disappeared from large parts of its range. Its population is now very small and declining, and the species is therefore listed as Endangered.

Population size: 1000-2499 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 35,400 km²

Country endemic: no