Family: Sturnidae (Starlings)

Authority: (Ramsay, 1882)

Red List Category

Criteria: D2

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Justification of Red List category
Although this species is moderately susceptible to stochastic events and human activities owing to its extremely small range, this is spread out over many small islets, so it qualifies as Near Threatened. Further data are required on its habitat requirements, population size and trends on each island, and movement between these subpopulations. Should the population size be smaller than currently thought, or declining, the species would warrant uplisting to a higher threat category.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 272,000 km²

Country endemic: no

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