Bronze-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis chalcurus)

Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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.

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	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	4,720,000	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	stable		suspected	-
Generation length (years)	4.1	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common (Feare et al. 1998).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding
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
Kenya	extant	native	yes
Mali	extant	native	yes
Niger	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Senegal	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	native		yes
Sudan	extant	native
Togo	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou forest
Benin	Ouémé river basin
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Garamba National Park
Central African Republic	Manovo - Gounda - St Floris National Park complex
Central African Republic	Bamingui-Bangoran National Park complex
Central African Republic	Bozoum
Côte d'Ivoire	Comoe National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Marahoue National Park
Cameroon	Mayo-Louti Forest Reserve
Cameroon	Gashiga - Demsa
Cameroon	Bénoué National Park
Cameroon	Faro National Park
Cameroon	Ngaoundaba Ranch
Ghana	Mole National Park
Gambia	Kiang West National Park
Gambia	Birufu - Darsilami area
Guinea	Balandougou
Guinea	Mafou
Guinea-Bissau	Rio Cacheu
Guinea-Bissau	Rio Mansôa and Gêba estuary
Guinea-Bissau	Lagoas de Cufada
Guinea-Bissau	Rio Tombali, Rio Cumbijã and Ilha de Melo
Mali	Sirakoroni - Tyènfala
Mali	Bafing
Niger	Makalondi district
Nigeria	Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria	Pandam Wildlife Park
Nigeria	Yankari Game Reserve
Nigeria	Falgore and Lame Burra Game Reserves
South Sudan	Radom
South Sudan	Ashana
South Sudan	Sudd (Bahr-el-Jebel system)
South Sudan	Southern National Park
South Sudan	Juba
South Sudan	Imatong mountains
South Sudan	Kidepo
South Sudan	Nimule
Senegal	Ferlo North
Senegal	Parc National du Niokolo-Koba
Togo	Kéran National Park
Uganda	Budongo Forest Reserve
Uganda	Murchison Falls National Park
Uganda	Ajai Wildlife Reserve
Uganda	Mount Otzi Forest Reserve
Uganda	Kidepo Valley National Park
Ghana	Digya National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Lamprotornis chalcurus. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/bronze-tailed-starling-lamprotornis-chalcurus on 23/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 23/09/2023.