Miombo Tit (Melaniparus griseiventris) - BirdLife species factsheet

Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Melaniparus griseiventris (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Parus griseiventris.

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.
Dowsett, R. J.; Forbes-Watson, A. D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press, Li
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

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	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	2,990,000	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	stable		suspected	-
Generation length (years)	4.2	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be frequent to common (Urban et al. 1997).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Angola	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Malawi	extant	native	yes
Mozambique	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes
Zimbabwe	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Caconda
Angola	Cangandala National Park
Angola	Cuango
Angola	Lago Carumbo
Angola	Luachimo River (Chitato)
Angola	Luando Strict Nature Reserve
Angola	Mount Moco
Angola	Mupa National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Marungu highlands
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Kundelungu National Park
Malawi	Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Malawi	Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
Malawi	South Viphya Forest Reserve
Malawi	Mtangatanga and Perekezi Forest Reserves
Malawi	Kasungu National Park
Malawi	Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
Malawi	Ntchisi Mountain Forest Reserve
Malawi	Dzalanyama Forest Reserve
Mozambique	Chimanimani Mountains (Mozambique)
Mozambique	Furancungo woodlands
Tanzania	Loazi-Kalambo Forest Reserves and surrounding area
Zambia	Hillwood
Zambia	Source of the Zambezi
Zambia	Chitunta Plain
Zambia	West Lunga National Park and Lukwakwa Game Management Area
Zambia	Liuwa Plain National Park
Zambia	Sioma Ngwezi National Park
Zambia	Nkanga River Conservation Area
Zambia	Kafue National Park
Zambia	Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
Zambia	North Swaka
Zambia	Chisamba
Zambia	Lower Zambezi National Park
Zambia	Lukususi National Park
Zambia	Shiwa Ng'andu
Zambia	Lavushi Manda National Park
Zambia	Kasanka National Park
Zambia	Bangweulu Swamps
Zambia	Kalungwishi
Zambia	Jimbe Drainage
Zimbabwe	Nyanga mountains
Zimbabwe	Chizarira National Park
Zimbabwe	Robert McIlwaine Recreational Park
Zimbabwe	Mavuradonha Mountains
Zambia	Wonder Gorge
Zambia	Mutinondo Wilderness
Zambia	Mafinga Mountains
Zambia	Minyanya Plain

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Altitude	915 - 1950 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Melaniparus griseiventris. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/miombo-tit-melaniparus-griseiventris on 26/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 26/09/2023.