4 thoughts on “Atoll Starling (Aplonis feadensis)”
I can’t identify any realistic threats or drivers of decline but it is concerning that on my visit on 1-3 July 1997, I recorded 25 in 3 hours, 40 in 1 day and 40 in 2 hours compared to eBird counts from 2018-2024 of 3-15 in up to 12 hours. Maybe NT C2ai?
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 22 May 2026. We will now analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List category on this page on 22 May 2026, when discussions will re-open.
Many thanks to G. Dutson for the helpful comment above. Although the population size has not been quantified directly, the total land area in the mapped range is very small and it is likely that there are less than 10,000 mature individuals. The population size is tentatively suspected to fall within the band 1,000-10,000 mature individuals, and there may also be fewer than 1,000 in the largest subpopulation. However, in the absence of known threats there is currently limited evidence to suggest a decline in the population, and eBird counts are unlikely to be directly comparable. The trend is therefore retained as unknown, but further input on this is sought.
Based on available information therefore, our preliminary proposal for the 2026 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 31 May 2026, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2026 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in November 2026, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and a final decision on this species’ Red List category will be posted on this page on 8 June 2026.
I can’t identify any realistic threats or drivers of decline but it is concerning that on my visit on 1-3 July 1997, I recorded 25 in 3 hours, 40 in 1 day and 40 in 2 hours compared to eBird counts from 2018-2024 of 3-15 in up to 12 hours. Maybe NT C2ai?
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 22 May 2026. We will now analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List category on this page on 22 May 2026, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
Many thanks to G. Dutson for the helpful comment above. Although the population size has not been quantified directly, the total land area in the mapped range is very small and it is likely that there are less than 10,000 mature individuals. The population size is tentatively suspected to fall within the band 1,000-10,000 mature individuals, and there may also be fewer than 1,000 in the largest subpopulation. However, in the absence of known threats there is currently limited evidence to suggest a decline in the population, and eBird counts are unlikely to be directly comparable. The trend is therefore retained as unknown, but further input on this is sought.
Based on available information therefore, our preliminary proposal for the 2026 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 31 May 2026, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2026 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in November 2026, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and a final decision on this species’ Red List category will be posted on this page on 8 June 2026.