Family: Acanthizidae (Thornbills)

Authority: Mathews, 1920

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bc+3c+4bc

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Justification of Red List category
A victim of the 'escalator to extinction' effect, recent monitoring data indicate rapid declines, especially at lower altitudes, of this species in response to climate change. For this reason, it is assessed as Vulnerable.

Population size: 120000-550000, 260000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 17,600 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial