Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Black-winged trumpeter (Psophia obscura), recorded as Critically Endangered
Black-winged trumpeter (Psophia obscura). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Black-winged trumpeter

Psophia obscura

Black-winged trumpeter is a rail in the family Psophiidae (order Gruiformes) — Psophia obscura, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Psophia obscura
Taxonomy
Aves · Gruiformes · Psophiidae · Psophia

Range and habitat

No country pin is stored for Black-winged trumpeter on this catalog. That is a missing field, not proof the animal has no range.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

It only has a population of about 50–400 individuals, with its small population continuing to decrease. This species is vulnerable to hunting and its population may be so low that it is likely split into two subpopulations.

Black-winged trumpeter is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Black-winged trumpeter, Wikidata item Q21325139. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Black-winged trumpeter?
Black-winged trumpeter is a rail in the family Psophiidae (order Gruiformes) — Psophia obscura.
What is the conservation status of Black-winged trumpeter?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Psophia obscura. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Black-winged trumpeter live?
The black-winged trumpeter, also called the dusky trumpeter, is a bird in the family Psophiidae.
Why is Black-winged trumpeter in crisis?
It only has a population of about 50–400 individuals, with its small population continuing to decrease.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Psophia obscura?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Black-winged trumpeter a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.