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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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 | not a migrant | Forest dependency | low |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 80,900 km2 | |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | unknown | - | - | - |
Population trend | decreasing | - | estimated | - |
Generation length | 5 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The population size of this species has not been quantified, but it is described as locally common.
Trend justification: This population is estimated to be declining in line with an apparent range contraction following its disappearance from a number of islands (Watling 2001).
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Fiji | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Fiji | Wailevu/Dreketi Highlands |
Fiji | Natewa/Tunuloa Peninsula |
Fiji | Taveuni Highlands |
Fiji | Koroyanitu / Vaturu |
Fiji | Greater Tomaniivi |
Fiji | Rairaimatuku Highlands |
Fiji | Sovi Basin |
Fiji | Viti Levu Southern Highlands |
Fiji | Gau Highlands |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Rural Gardens | suitable | resident |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest | suitable | resident |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Urban Areas | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland | suitable | resident |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | suitable | resident |
Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Artamus mentalis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/fiji-woodswallow-artamus-mentalis on 19/03/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org on 19/03/2024.