Family: Fringillidae (Finches)

Authority: Rothschild, 1893

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(i,ii,iii,v); C1

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Critically Endangered because of its extremely small and contracting range where it is considered to be restricted to a single location. The population is small and declining primarily owing to avian malaria and rat predation. The species is highly susceptible to avian malaria, with climate change causing an increase in the elevation below which regular transmission occurs.

Population size: 105 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 70 km²

Country endemic: yes

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