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This species is listed as Vulnerable on the 2000 IUCN Redlist
and is protected under CITES Appendix II status. The major threats
to this species in the wild are habitat alteration, and hunting
for food and the pet trade in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Even
with protected status in most of its range, these threats continue
to be a major problem for wild populations of this species.
In captivity, 27 institutions currently participate in an SSP
for this species which manages 60 individual birds. Significant
repairing has occurred of late with the hope of more pairs breeding.
Captive breeding can be described as inconsistent with a few pairs
doing well while the majority of pairs are either not reproducing
or being unsuccessful in their nesting efforts. Importation of
new founders from Papua, New Guinea has been a priority.
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