Family: Mesitornithidae (Mesites)

Authority: Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1838

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cd+3cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Vulnerable because it has a small range which is severely fragmented and decreasing. Consequently, its small population is suspected to be declining and is likely to suffer a rapid decline over the next three generations.

Population size: 5300 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 183,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

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