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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	C2a(i); D1

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2022	Vulnerable	C2a(i); D1
2016	Vulnerable	C2a(i); D1
2014	Vulnerable	C2a(i); D1
2012	Near Threatened	B1ab(iii);C1+2a(i);D1
2011	Near Threatened	B1a+b(iii); C1; C2a(i)
2008	Near Threatened	C1
2004	Near Threatened
2000	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1996	Vulnerable
1994	Vulnerable
1988	Threatened

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,500 km2	good
Area of Occupancy (breeding/resident)	1,308 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	430-450 mature individuals	medium	estimated	2008
Population trend	decreasing	-	inferred	2013-2030
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	5-10%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	5-10%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	5-10%	-	-	-
Generation length	5.8 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	2	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	1-89%	-	-	-

Population justification: Data from 2008 suggest that the population may be very small, being estimated at only c.650 individuals, with a maximum of 500 individuals on Fergusson Island, and c.150 individuals on Normanby Island (D. Mitchell in litt. 2008). Based on these estimates, the total number of mature individuals is estimated at 450, with c.350 on Fergusson Island. It is unclear whether the population has declined since this estimate was made. Forest cover in this species' mapped range has declined by c.5% since 2008 (Global Forest Watch 2022, based on data from Hansen et al. [2013] and methods disclosed therein) and this may have led to equivalent population losses although this requires confirmation.

Trend justification: Between 1997 and 2007, populations at study sites declined by c.20% for reasons that were not fully elucidated (D. Mitchell in litt. 2008), while more recent trend data are lacking. Remote sensing data in the three generations to 2021 suggest forest cover in the species' mapped range was reduced by c.7% (Global Forest Watch 2022, based on data from Hansen et al. [2013] and methods disclosed therein) and, as a forest dependent species, P. decora is suspected of having declined at a similar rate.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Papua New Guinea	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	marginal	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Altitude	300 - 700 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Energy production & mining	Mining & quarrying	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Goldie's Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea decora. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/goldies-bird-of-paradise-paradisaea-decora on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.