Family: Monarchidae (Monarch-flycatchers)

Authority: Murphy & Mathews, 1928

Red List Category

Criteria: D

Click here for more information about the Red List categories and criteria

Justification of Red List category

This species, known only from the island of Ua Pou in the Marquesas, French Polynesia, was last recorded in 1985 despite searches in 1989, 1990, 1998 and 1999. Habitat loss and degradation, owing to over-grazing and fires, as well as predation by introduced mammals may have driven the species to extinction. However, a recent unconfirmed report of an adult male observed on Ua Pou in 2010 has raised hopes that the species may be extant and so it is now listed as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct). Further surveys since then, however, have failed to find the species.

Population size: 1-49 mature individuals

Population trend: unknown

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial