Family: Fringillidae (Finches)

Authority: (Stejneger, 1887)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bce+3bce+4bce; B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,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. The population is declining at a rate exceeding 60% in ten years and is highly susceptible to avian malaria, with climate change projected to cause an increase in the elevation below which regular transmission occurs.

Population size: 3000-5000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 460 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
USFWS - Bird of Conservation Concern
IUCN System - Terrestrial