Family: Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds)

Authority: (Ramsay, 1876)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bc+3c+4bc

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Justification of Red List category
Systematic monitoring data suggest a population decline approaching 30% is likely to have occurred in the last three generations, a decline that is precautionarily suspected to continue at a similar or faster rate given the ongoing threat of climate change. For these reasons the species is evaluated as Near Threatened.

Population size: 19000-460000, 239500 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 31,300 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial