Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Authority: (Valenciennes, 1826)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This newly split species is listed as Near Threatened because it is suspected to be undergoing a moderately rapid population decline owing to on-going habitat loss and degradation.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 215,000 km²

Country endemic: yes