Family: Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-paradise)

Authority: Finsch & Meyer, 1885

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small population that is suspected to be in slow decline owing to habitat loss from forest clearance and hunting of adult males for their plumes. Its population is likely to be composed of small subpopulations. It is therefore listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: 3800-20000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 121,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

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