Family: Apodidae (Swifts)

Authority: Holyoak, 1974

Red List Category

Criteria: D1+2

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Vulnerable because it has a small population on one island and is confined, when breeding, to just two caves, and hence is susceptible to stochastic events and human activities.

Population size: 340-400 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 31 km²

Country endemic: yes

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