Taxonomic source(s)
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Christidis, L.; Boles, W. E. 2008. Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | Land-mass type | Forest dependency | Average mass |
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not a migrant | low | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 8,990,000 km2 | |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | 1300-33000 mature individuals | poor | estimated | 2009 |
Population trend | unknown | - | - | - |
Generation length | 3.7 years | - | - | - |
Trend justification: The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the impacts of habitat modification on population sizes.
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Australia | extant | native | yes | |||
Indonesia | extant | native | yes | |||
Palau | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Papua New Guinea | extant | native | yes | |||
Solomon Islands | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable Land | suitable | resident |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Pastureland | suitable | resident |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Swamp | suitable | resident |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded | suitable | resident |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Moist | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | resident |
Altitude | 0 - 1500 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Pale-vented Bush-hen Amaurornis moluccana. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pale-vented-bush-hen-amaurornis-moluccana on 03/02/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 03/02/2025.