Fire-tufted Barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus) - BirdLife species factsheet

Fire-tufted Barbet Psilopogon pyrolophus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

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	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	784,000	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	decreasing		suspected	-
Generation length (years)	8.5	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be uncommon to locally common (del Hoyo et al. 2002).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction within its restricted range (del Hoyo et al. 2002).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding
Indonesia	extant	native	yes
Malaysia	extant	native	yes
Thailand	extant	native		yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Indonesia	Bukit Kaba
Indonesia	Kerinci Seblat
Indonesia	Gunung Dempo
Indonesia	Gunung Leuser
Indonesia	Hutan Raya Bukit Barisan
Malaysia	Bintang Range
Malaysia	Belum-Temenggor
Malaysia	Central Titiwangsa Range
Malaysia	Krau Wildlife Reserve

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	400 - 2020 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Psilopogon pyrolophus. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/fire-tufted-barbet-psilopogon-pyrolophus on 29/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 29/09/2023.