Family: Fringillidae (Finches)

Authority: (Rothschild, 1893)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Endangered owing to its very small and contracting range where habitat degradation is ongoing, and it is projected that the extirpation of small subpopulations will continue. The population is highly susceptible to avian malaria, with climate change projected to cause an increase in the elevation below which regular transmission occurs.

Population size: 1300 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,300 km²

Country endemic: yes

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