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Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris



Family: Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)

Authority: (Gould, 1837)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bc+3c+4bc

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Justification of Red List category
Within the last ten years the species is thought to have rapidly declined primarily due to deforestation, and this is suspected to continue. For this reason the species is evaluated as Vulnerable.

Population size: 135000-270000, 165000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 129,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/strong-billed-honeyeater-melithreptus-validirostris 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.