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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.
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	C2a(ii)	B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(ii)

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Vulnerable	B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
2012	Vulnerable	B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
2008	Vulnerable	B1a+b(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
2004	Vulnerable
2000	Vulnerable
1996	Vulnerable
1994	Vulnerable
1988	Near Threatened

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	Medium
Land mass type	Land-mass type - continent	Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	8,700	medium
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2)	105,000	medium
Number of locations	11-100	-
Severely Fragmented		-

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals	1500-7000	poor	estimated	2000
Population trend	Decreasing	poor	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)	10-19	-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future)	10-19	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	2-100	-	-	-
Percentage in largest subpopulation		-	-	-
Generation length (yrs)	3.9	-	-	-

Population justification: The population is estimated to number 2,500-9,999 individuals based on an assessment of available records and surveys by BirdLife International (2001) who concluded that it is unlikely that it currently numbers more than a few thousand individuals. This estimate is equivalent to 1,667-6,666 mature individuals, rounded here to 1,500-7,000 mature individuals.

Trend justification: A moderate and on-going population decline is suspected to be occurring, as a result of habitat degradation and loss in both the wintering and breeding grounds.

Country/Territory	Occurrence status	Presence	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Bhutan	V	Extant
India	N	Extant	Yes			Yes
Nepal	N	Extant				Yes
Pakistan	N	Extant		Yes
Sri Lanka	N	Extant			Yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Sri Lanka	Udawattakele
Sri Lanka	Agrapatana-Bopaththalawa
Sri Lanka	Dikoya
Sri Lanka	Hakgala / Meepilimana
Sri Lanka	Horton plains / Ohiya / Pattipola-Ambewela
Sri Lanka	Nuwara Eliya
Sri Lanka	Peak Wilderness Sanctuary
Sri Lanka	Haputale
Pakistan	Machiara National Park
Pakistan	Handrop Shandoor National Park
Pakistan	Naran Reserved Forest to Saif-ul-Maluk lake
Pakistan	Haleji Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Dachigam National Park
India	Dehra Gali (DKG) forest
India	Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Harike Lake Bird Sanctuary
India	Avalanche (Nilgiri)
India	Naduvattam
India	Poomparai and Kukkal
Pakistan	Salkala Wildlife Sanctuary
Nepal	Chitwan National Park
Nepal	Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and Koshi Barrage
India	Pampadum Shola National Park

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Temperate	major	breeding
Altitude	1800 - 2700 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(min) 750 m

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Wood & pulp plantations - Small-holder plantations	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Ficedula subrubra. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 05/07/2022. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2022) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 05/07/2022.