Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Authority: (Wagler, 1829)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This newly split species is listed as Vulnerable because it is suspected to be experiencing a rapid population decline owing to rates of forest loss and degradation in its range.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 146,000 km²

Country endemic: yes