Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
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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. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Turbott, E.G. 1990. Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand. Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Wellington.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2018 | Least Concern | |
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 | 1299 g |
Estimate | Data quality | |
---|---|---|
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 24,500,000 | medium |
Number of locations | - | |
Severely Fragmented | - |
Value | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of mature individuals | poor | estimated | 2009 | |
Population trend | Stable | suspected | - | |
Decline (3 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (5 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/3 generation future) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future) | - | - | - | |
Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
Percentage in largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
Generation length (yrs) | 3.9 | - | - | - |
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Presence | Resident | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angola | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Antigua and Barbuda | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Bahrain | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Benin | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Botswana | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Burkina Faso | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Burundi | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Cameroon | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Cape Verde | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Central African Republic | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Chad | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Comoros | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Congo | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Côte d'Ivoire | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Cuba | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Dominican Republic | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Equatorial Guinea | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Eritrea | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Eswatini | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Ethiopia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Gabon | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Gambia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Ghana | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Guinea | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Guinea-Bissau | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Kenya | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Lesotho | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Liberia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Madagascar | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Malawi | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Mali | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Mauritania | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Mauritius | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Morocco | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Mozambique | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Namibia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
New Zealand | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Niger | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Nigeria | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Portugal | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Puerto Rico (to USA) | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Rwanda | N | Extant | Yes | |||
São Tomé e Príncipe | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Saudi Arabia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Senegal | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Sierra Leone | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Somalia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
South Africa | N | Extant | Yes | |||
South Sudan | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Spain | I | Extant | Yes | |||
St Helena (to UK) | I | Extinct | Yes | |||
St Kitts and Nevis | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Sudan | N | Extant | ||||
Syria | I | Extinct | Yes | |||
Tanzania | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Togo | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Uganda | N | Extant | Yes | |||
USA | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Virgin Islands (to USA) | I | Extant | Yes | |||
Yemen | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Zambia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Zimbabwe | N | Extant | Yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Saudi Arabia | Wadi Jawwah |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
---|---|---|---|
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable Land | suitable | resident |
Desert | Hot | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Grassland | Temperate | suitable | resident |
Savanna | Dry | suitable | resident |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Altitude | 0 - 3000 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Food - human | - | - | Non-trivial | Recent | ||
Pets/display animals, horticulture | - | - | Non-trivial | Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Numida meleagris. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/05/2022.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2022) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/05/2022.