VU
Chatham Islands Parakeet Cyanoramphus forbesi



Family: Psittacidae (Parrots)

Authority: Rothschild, 1893

Red List Category

Criteria: D1+2

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a very small population size of less than 1,000 mature individuals, is restricted to a very small area and only two locations, with the plausible threat of introduced predators that could drive the taxon to CR in a very short period of time. For these reasons it is classified as Vulnerable.



Population size: 250-999 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 12 km2

Country endemic: yes

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Chatham Islands Parakeet Cyanoramphus forbesi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/chatham-islands-parakeet-cyanoramphus-forbesi on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.