Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: (Schlegel, 1866)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This rail qualifies as Vulnerable because it has a small population, which is likely to be undergoing a continuing decline and severe fragmentation owing primarily to habitat loss. However, recent records may in part reflect its reclusive nature and potentially wider distribution than previously thought. Further surveys are needed to clarify its status.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 170,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

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