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.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2016 | Least Concern | |
2013 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2006 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Not Recognised | |
2000 | Not Recognised | |
1994 | Not Recognised | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | Medium |
Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
---|---|---|
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 8,750,000 | medium |
Number of locations | - | |
Severely Fragmented | - |
Value | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of mature individuals | unknown | not applicable | not applicable | 0 |
Population trend | Decreasing | 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) | 5.8 | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be uncommon to abundant (Urban et al. 1997).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction.
Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Presence | Resident | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
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Angola | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Benin | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Burkina Faso | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Cameroon | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Central African Republic | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Congo | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Côte d'Ivoire | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Equatorial Guinea | 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 | |||
Liberia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Mali | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Nigeria | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Senegal | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Sierra Leone | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Tanzania | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Togo | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Uganda | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Zambia | N | Extant | Yes |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Plantations | suitable | resident |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Rural Gardens | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland | major | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane | major | resident |
Savanna | Dry | suitable | resident |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Altitude | 0 - 1800 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
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Pets/display animals, horticulture | - | - | International | Non-trivial | Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Terpsiphone rufiventer. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 01/07/2022.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2022) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 01/07/2022.