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Marquesas Kingfisher Todiramphus godeffroyi



Family: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Authority: (Finsch, 1877)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Critically Endangered as, following its extinction on Hiva Oa, it is now found on only a single small island on which it is suspected to be declining owing to habitat deterioration and predation.



Population size: 350 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 90 km2

Country endemic: yes

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Marquesas Kingfisher Todiramphus godeffroyi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/marquesas-kingfisher-todiramphus-godeffroyi 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.