LC
Fiji Woodswallow Artamus mentalis



Justification

Justification of Red List category
Although this species may have a restricted range, it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

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).

Acknowledgements

Text account compilers
Ekstrom, J., Butchart, S., Wheatley, H.


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.