Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii) - BirdLife species factsheet

Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Turdoides reinwardtii (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as T. reinwardii.

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

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

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,700,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	8.8 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as uncommon to fairly common across its range (del Hoyo et al. 2007).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Benin	extant	native	yes
Burkina Faso	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Chad	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Côte d'Ivoire	extant	native	yes
Gambia	extant	native	yes
Ghana	extant	native	yes
Guinea	extant	native	yes
Guinea-Bissau	extant	native	yes
Mali	extant	native	yes
Niger	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Senegal	extant	native	yes
Sierra Leone	extant	native	yes
Togo	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou forest
Burkina Faso	Mare aux Hippopotames
Burkina Faso	Kaboré Tambi - Nazinga - Sissili complex
Burkina Faso	Arli - W - Singou complex
Burkina Faso	Bérégadougou hill
Benin	Pendjari National Park
Benin	Ouémé river basin
Central African Republic	Bamingui-Bangoran National Park complex
Central African Republic	Bozoum
Côte d'Ivoire	Comoe National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Sangbe Mountain National Park
Cameroon	Bénoué National Park
Cameroon	Faro National Park
Cameroon	Ngaoundaba Ranch
Cameroon	Mbam Djerem National Park
Ghana	Mole National Park
Gambia	Kiang West National Park
Gambia	Birufu - Darsilami area
Guinea	Badiar
Guinea	Chutes de la Sala
Guinea	Balandougou
Guinea	Mafou
Guinea	Kabitaï
Guinea	Grandes Chutes
Guinea-Bissau	Rio Cacheu
Guinea-Bissau	Dulombi
Guinea-Bissau	Lagoas de Cufada
Guinea-Bissau	Rio Tombali, Rio Cumbijã and Ilha de Melo
Mali	Boucle du Baoulé
Mali	Sirakoroni - Tyènfala
Niger	Makalondi district
Nigeria	Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria	Pandam Wildlife Park
Nigeria	Yankari Game Reserve
Nigeria	Kainji Lake National Park
Nigeria	Amurum woodlands (Taboru)
Nigeria	Falgore and Lame Burra Game Reserves
Senegal	Delta du Saloum
Senegal	Parc National de Basse Casamance
Senegal	Parc National du Niokolo-Koba
Chad	Manda National Park
Togo	Oti Valley Faunal Reserve
Togo	Kéran National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Savanna	Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Turdoides reinwardtii. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blackcap-babbler-turdoides-reinwardtii on 29/11/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 29/11/2023.