Family: Icteridae (New World blackbirds)

Authority: (Osburn, 1859)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(i,ii,iii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is restricted to a severely fragmented habitat, and has a very small and declining range. The primary cause of this continuing decline is habitat loss owing to bauxite mining, agricultural expansion and the charcoal industry. It consequently qualifies as Endangered.

Population size: 1500-7000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 4,300 km²

Country endemic: yes

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