Family: Corvidae (Crows and jays)

Authority: (Rothschild & Hartert, 1900)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i,ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This crow has recently been rediscovered and is listed as Critically Endangered because it is estimated to have an extremely small population, with the majority of individuals in a single subpopulation, and is inferred to be undergoing a continuing decline owing primarily to on-going habitat loss (BirdLife International 2001). Following further surveys, the species's status may need to be re-evaluated.

Population size: 50-249 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 320 km²

Country endemic: yes

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