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Justification of Red List category
This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km² combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend may be declining but does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population justification
The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be not uncommon (del Hoyo et al. 1999, Kirwan et al. 2020).

Trend justification
Considerable areas of rainforest still exist in most regions of New Guinea and the species is unlikely to be threatened (Kirwan et al. 2020), however forest loss is slow but ongoing within the range. Remote sensing data indicate that tree cover loss is equivalent to c.3% in three generations (Global Forest Watch 2023, using data from Hansen et al. [2013] and methods disclosed therein). Precautionarily, the species is suspected to be declining, tentatively placed here in the range 1-9% in three generations.

It frequents lowland rainforest and monsoon forest (Beehler and Pratt 2016).

Tree cover loss is slow but ongoing within its range (Global Forest Watch 2023, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein).

Text account compilers
Vine, J.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Barred Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles bennettii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/barred-owlet-nightjar-aegotheles-bennettii on 07/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 07/01/2025.