Family: Zosteropidae (White-eyes and Yuhinas)

Authority: (Oustalet, 1889)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a very small range, occurring on three very small islands. The largest population on Saipan is inferred to be declining as a result of habitat loss caused by commercial and residential development. The introduction of Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis) to the species's range islands could result in very rapid elimination of the subpopulations on the islands and therefore, the species has very few locations. For these reasons, the species is listed as Endangered.

Population size: 29000-70000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 3,100 km²

Country endemic: yes

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