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Taxonomic note

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.
Dowsett, R. J.; Forbes-Watson, A. D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press, Li
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
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	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	Low
Land mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	556,000	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	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)	3.5	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common in suitable habitat (del Hoyo et al. 2006).

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
Lesotho	N	Extant
Mozambique	N	Extant
South Africa	N	Extant
Zimbabwe	N	Extant

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Mozambique	Chimanimani Mountains (Mozambique)
South Africa	Soutpansberg
South Africa	Wolkberg Forest Belt
South Africa	Blyde River Canyon
South Africa	Graskop Grasslands
South Africa	Mac-Mac Escarpment and Forests
South Africa	Kaapsehoop
South Africa	Songimvelo Nature Reserve
South Africa	Grasslands
South Africa	Umlalazi Nature Reserve
South Africa	Maloti Drakensberg Park
South Africa	Entumeni Nature Reserve
South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal Mistbelt Forests
South Africa	Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve
South Africa	Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
South Africa	Katberg - Readsdale forest complex
South Africa	Amatole Forest Complex
Zimbabwe	Nyanga mountains
Zimbabwe	Nyanga lowlands/Honde valley
Zimbabwe	Bvumba Highlands
Zimbabwe	Banti Forest Reserve
Zimbabwe	Chimanimani Mountains (Zimbabwe)
Zimbabwe	Haroni - Rusitu junction and Botanical Reserves

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Climate change & severe weather	Habitat shifting & alteration	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Bradypterus barratti. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023.