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Blackthroat Calliope obscura



Family: Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers and Chats)

Authority: (Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891)

Red List Category:

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Criteria: C2a(i)
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Justification of Red List category
This poorly-known species qualifies as Vulnerable because it is thought to have a small population, which is inferred to be in decline as a result of on-going habitat loss and degradation.



Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 223,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Blackthroat Calliope obscura. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blackthroat-calliope-obscura on 08/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 08/01/2025.