Comment on New Zealand Grebe (Poliocephalus rufopectus): downlist to Near Threatened? by Joe Taylor

Preliminary proposals Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2014 Red List is to pend the decision on New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus and keep this discussion open until early 2015, while leaving the current Red List category unchanged in the 2014 update. There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline of 31 March, after which recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN. The final Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in mid-2014, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.