Short-legged Ground-roller (Brachypteracias leptosomus) | Summary

Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus

Current view: summary

Family: Brachypteraciidae (Ground-rollers)

Authority: (Lesson, 1833)

Red List Category

Criteria: A3cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Vulnerable because its population is declining owing to the destruction and degradation of its forest habitat, and this decline is likely to become rapid in the near future and over the next three generations.

Population size: 10000-25000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 210,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Short-legged Ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/short-legged-ground-roller-brachypteracias-leptosomus on 21/12/2024.
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 21/12/2024.