Taxonomic note
Crex egregia (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Crecopsis.
Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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Year | Category | Criteria |
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2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | Does not normally occur in forest |
Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 18,700,000 | medium |
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 13,000,000 | medium |
Number of locations | - | |
Severely Fragmented | - |
Value | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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No. of mature individuals | unknown | not applicable | not applicable | 0 |
Population trend | Stable | suspected | - | |
Decline (3 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (5 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/3 generation future) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future) | - | - | - | |
Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
Percentage in largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
Generation length (yrs) | 3.7 | - | - | - |
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Presence | Resident | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
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Angola | N | Extant | ||||
Benin | N | Extant | ||||
Botswana | N | Extant | ||||
Burkina Faso | N | Extant | ||||
Burundi | N | Extant | ||||
Cameroon | N | Extant | ||||
Central African Republic | N | Extant | ||||
Chad | N | Extant | ||||
Congo | N | Extant | ||||
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | N | Extant | ||||
Côte d'Ivoire | N | Extant | ||||
Equatorial Guinea | N | Extant | ||||
Eswatini | N | Extant | ||||
Gabon | N | Extant | ||||
Gambia | N | Extant | ||||
Ghana | N | Extant | ||||
Guinea | N | Extant | ||||
Kenya | N | Extant | ||||
Lesotho | N | Extant | ||||
Liberia | N | Extant | ||||
Malawi | N | Extant | ||||
Mali | N | Extant | ||||
Mauritania | V | Extant | ||||
Mozambique | N | Extant | ||||
Namibia | N | Extant | ||||
Niger | V | Extant | ||||
Nigeria | N | Extant | ||||
Rwanda | N | Extant | ||||
São Tomé e Príncipe | V | Extant | ||||
Senegal | V | Extant | ||||
Sierra Leone | N | Extant | ||||
South Africa | N | Extant | ||||
South Sudan | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Spain | V | Extant | ||||
Sudan | N | Extant | ||||
Tanzania | N | Extant | ||||
Togo | N | Extant | ||||
Uganda | N | Extant | ||||
Zambia | N | Extant | ||||
Zimbabwe | N | Extant |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial/Aquatic - Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels) | suitable | non-breeding |
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial/Aquatic - Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels) | suitable | breeding |
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial/Aquatic - Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land | suitable | non-breeding |
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial/Aquatic - Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land | suitable | breeding |
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial/Aquatic - Water Storage Areas (over 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial/Aquatic - Water Storage Areas (over 8ha) | suitable | breeding |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable Land | suitable | breeding |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable Land | suitable | non-breeding |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | breeding |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | non-breeding |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded | suitable | breeding |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded | suitable | non-breeding |
Savanna | Dry | suitable | breeding |
Savanna | Dry | suitable | non-breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | suitable | breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | suitable | non-breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) | suitable | breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Inland Deltas | suitable | non-breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Inland Deltas | suitable | breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) | suitable | non-breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) | suitable | breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) | suitable | breeding |
Altitude | 0 - 2000 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Threat (level 1) | Threat (level 2) | Impact and Stresses | |||||||
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Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | No decline | Low Impact: 4 | ||||||
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Agriculture & aquaculture | Livestock farming & ranching - Scale Unknown/Unrecorded | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | No decline | Low Impact: 4 | ||||||
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Residential & commercial development | Housing & urban areas | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | No decline | Low Impact: 4 | ||||||
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Crex egregia. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 16/08/2022.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2022) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 16/08/2022.