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Montane Racquet-tail Prioniturus montanus



Family: Psittacidae (Parrots)

Authority: Ogilvie-Grant, 1895

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Near Threatened because it has a small population size numbering fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, with a majority in a single subpopulation, and a declining population trend because of habitat loss and degradation, as well as hunting/trapping. It approaches thresholds for listing as threatened under Criterion C, and is therefore considered Near Threatened.



Population size: 4000-12000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 37,400 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Montane Racquet-tail Prioniturus montanus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/montane-racquet-tail-prioniturus-montanus on 05/12/2024.
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 05/12/2024.