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Rufous-headed Ground-Roller (Atelornis crossleyi)

About Rufous-headed Ground-Roller (Atelornis crossleyi)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
  • Family: Ground-Rollers


Red List Category
NT
Near Threatened

Red List Criteria

Version
3.1

Year Assessed
2012

Assessor/s
BirdLife International

Reviewer/s
Taylor, J. & Butchart, S.

Contributor/s
Gee, B. & Hawkins, F.

Justification
This species is listed as Near Threatened because it may suffer a moderately rapid population decline during the next ten years, owing to habitat loss for subsistence agriculture combined with a potential increase in hunting pressure. If the rate of any future decline is found to be greater, the species may qualify for uplisting to a higher threat category.


History
  • Near Threatened (NT)
  • Near Threatened (NT)
  • Lower Risk/near threatened (LR/nt)
  • Vulnerable (VU)
  • Vulnerable (VU)
  • Threatened (T)

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2017-11-07
    Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
    So barely seen that it might not be worth counting...