Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: Berlepsch & Taczanowski, 1884

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c;B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species occurs in a region subject to rapid rates of habitat destruction, and thus is suspected to be undergoing a rapid population decline. Furthermore, it is known from a small number of locations, and the extent and area of its range must be declining. It is therefore classified as Vulnerable.

Population size: 1000-2499 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 234,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial