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Rail-babbler Eupetes macrocerus



Family: Eupetidae (Rail-babbler)

Authority: Temminck, 1831

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This species is categorised as Near Threatened because it is restricted to closed-canopy forest in a region where deforestation is occurring at a rapid rate, implying that it is experiencing on-going population declines that are at least moderately rapid. It is not considered more threatened because it shows some tolerance of habitat degradation and ranges into submontane areas where forest is typically more secure.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 2,870,000 km2

Country endemic: no

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rail-babbler Eupetes macrocerus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rail-babbler-eupetes-macrocerus on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.