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White-eared Night Heron Oroanassa magnifica



Family: Ardeidae (Herons)

Authority: (Ogilvie Grant, 1899)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Endangered because it has a very small, fragmented population which is undergoing a continuing decline as a result of hunting and forest clearance, primarily owing to demands for timber and agricultural land. The species may warrant downlisting in the future should data prove that the recent increase in its known range also corresponds to an increase in the known population.



Population size: 250-999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 2,180,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-eared Night Heron Oroanassa magnifica. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-eared-night-heron-oroanassa-magnifica on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.