Taxonomic note
Salpornis spilonota and S. salvadori (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as S. spilonotus following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) and Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2018 | Least Concern | |
2016 | Least Concern |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | Medium |
Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 14,200,000 | medium |
Number of locations | - | |
Severely Fragmented | - |
Value | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of mature individuals | unknown | not applicable | not applicable | 0 |
Population trend | Decreasing | 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 | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified.
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation.
Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Presence | Resident | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
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Angola | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Benin | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Botswana | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Burkina Faso | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Cameroon | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Central African Republic | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Chad | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Côte d'Ivoire | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Ethiopia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Gambia | V | Extant | Yes | |||
Ghana | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Guinea | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Guinea-Bissau | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Kenya | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Malawi | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Mozambique | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Nigeria | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Senegal | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Sierra Leone | N | Extant | Yes | |||
South Sudan | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Sudan | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Tanzania | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Togo | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Uganda | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Zambia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Zimbabwe | N | Extant | Yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | major | resident |
Savanna | Dry | suitable | resident |
Altitude | 0 - 2300 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
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Pets/display animals, horticulture | - | - | International | Non-trivial | Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Salpornis salvadori. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/08/2022.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2022) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/08/2022.