Family: Megapodiidae (Megapodes)

Authority: Lesson, 1828

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a large range, hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km² combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The Area of Occupancy has not been estimated for the species, but is believed to greatly exceed the threshold for Vulnerable. Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is uncertain, and may be moderately small, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 237,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial