Sumatran Mesia Leiothrix laurinae
Endangered
Indonesia (Sumatra)
A species of bird that lives in montane evergreen forest in Sumatra, Indonesia. The species has undergone a very rapid decline across the majority of their range due to trapping for the cage bird trade along with habitat loss.
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The species is now absent from sites at which they were described as being one of the most common species less than 15 years ago.
IUCN Red List
Further Information
BirdLife International. 2017. Leiothrix laurinae (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103878509A119434401. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103878509A119434401.en. Downloaded on 24 January 2021.
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