VU
Henderson Island Crake Zapornia atra



Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: (North, 1908)

Red List Category

Criteria: D2

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Vulnerable as it is only found on one small island. The accidental introduction of alien species could result in rapid population decline, or even extinction, as experienced by many other flightless island rails.



Population size: 3800-8400, 5600 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 80 km2

Country endemic: yes

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Henderson Island Crake Zapornia atra. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/henderson-island-crake-zapornia-atra 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.