Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: d'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category

Although this species remains very poorly-known, there is increasing evidence that it is widespread in mangrove and sago swamps which are not significantly threatened by habitat loss or degradation. Its tolerance of logged and degraded forest is unknown but probably high given its ecology. It is hunted but there are very low human population densities across most of its range. Given its suspected low rate of decline and its large geographical range, it is no longer considered to approach the threshold for Vulnerable under any criterion and as such has been downlisted to Least Concern.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 405,000 km²

Country endemic: no

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