Taxonomic source(s)
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. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
---|---|---|
- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
---|---|---|
2018 | Least Concern | |
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 | |
---|---|---|
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 22,800,000 | medium |
Number of locations | - | |
Severely Fragmented | - |
Value | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of mature individuals | poor | estimated | 2009 | |
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) | 12.3 | - | - | - |
Population justification: The population is estimated to number 300,000-500,000 individuals in total.
Trend justification: The population is considered to be stable (Wetlands International 2018).
Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Presence | Resident | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | V | Extant | ||||
Eritrea | N | Extant | ||||
Eswatini | N | Extant | ||||
Ethiopia | N | Extant | ||||
Gabon | N | Extant | ||||
Ghana | N | Extant | ||||
Kenya | N | Extant | ||||
Liberia | N | Extant | ||||
Madagascar | N | Extant | ||||
Malawi | N | Extant | ||||
Mali | N | Extant | ||||
Mauritania | V | Extant | ||||
Mozambique | N | Extant | ||||
Namibia | N | Extant | ||||
Niger | N | Extant | ||||
Nigeria | N | Extant | ||||
Rwanda | N | Extant | ||||
Senegal | N | Extant | ||||
Sierra Leone | N | Extant | ||||
Somalia | N | Extant | ||||
South Africa | N | Extant | ||||
South Sudan | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Sudan | N | Extant | ||||
Tanzania | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Togo | N | Extant | ||||
Uganda | N | Extant | ||||
Zambia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Zimbabwe | N | Extant |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
---|---|
Benin | Lake Nokoué |
Botswana | Linyanti swamp/Chobe river |
Botswana | Okavango Delta |
Cameroon | Kalamaloué National Park |
Ethiopia | Baro river |
Ethiopia | Lake Chew Bahir |
Kenya | Tana River Delta |
Mozambique | Zambezi River Delta |
South Sudan | Sudd (Bahr-el-Jebel system) |
Tanzania | Ugalla River Game Reserve |
Tanzania | Wembere steppe |
Zambia | Barotse Floodplains |
Zambia | Kafue Flats |
Zambia | Kafue National Park |
Zambia | Bangweulu Swamps |
Zambia | Mweru Wantipa National Park |
South Africa | Ndumo Game Reserve |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded | suitable | non-breeding |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded | suitable | breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | suitable | non-breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | suitable | breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | 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 |
Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other household goods | - | - | Non-trivial | Recent | ||
Pets/display animals, horticulture | - | - | Non-trivial | Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Anastomus lamelligerus. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 07/07/2022.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2022) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 07/07/2022.