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Taxonomic note
Psilopogon mystacophanos (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Megalaima.

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.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Near Threatened	A2c+3c+4c
2012	Near Threatened	A2c+3c+4c
2008	Near Threatened	A2c; A3c; A4c
2004	Near Threatened
2000	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	High
Land mass type	Land-mass type - continent Land-mass type - shelf island	Average mass	77 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	4,240,000	medium
Number of locations		-
Fragmentation		-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
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)	20-29	-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future)	20-29	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations		-	-	-
Largest subpopulations		-	-	-
Generation length (yrs)	8.5	-	-	-

Population justification: The population size of this species has not been quantified, but it has been described as common.

Trend justification: A moderately rapid population decline is suspected to be on-going as a result of forest loss and degradation throughout the species's range.

Country/Territory	Occurrence status	Presence	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Brunei	N	Extant		Yes
Indonesia	N	Extant		Yes
Malaysia	N	Extant		Yes
Myanmar	N	Extant		Yes
Singapore	V	Extinct
Thailand	N	Extant		Yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Malaysia	Nakawan Range
Malaysia	Ulu Muda
Malaysia	Bintang Range
Malaysia	Pondok Tanjung Forest Reserve
Malaysia	Belum-Temenggor
Malaysia	Kledang Range
Malaysia	Central Titiwangsa Range
Malaysia	Hulu Gombak-Sungai Lalang forest
Malaysia	Panti forest
Malaysia	Krau Wildlife Reserve
Malaysia	Taman Negara National Park
Malaysia	South-East Pahang peat swamp forest
Malaysia	Mount Kinabalu
Malaysia	Kinabatangan floodplain
Malaysia	Danum Valley Conservation Area
Malaysia	Maliau Basin Conservation Area
Malaysia	Tabin Wildlife Reserve
Malaysia	Kabili-Sepilok
Malaysia	Tanjung Datu-Samunsam Protected Area
Malaysia	Gunung Pueh
Malaysia	Bako-Buntal Bay
Malaysia	Bau Limestone
Malaysia	Gunung Penrissen
Malaysia	Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary
Malaysia	Similajau National Park
Malaysia	Niah National Park
Malaysia	Lambir Hills National Park
Malaysia	Mulu - Buda Protected Area
Malaysia	Kelabit Highlands
Thailand	Bala Sector, Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
Thailand	Bu Do - Sungai Padi
Thailand	Hala Sector, Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary and Bang Lang National Park
Thailand	Kaeng Krachan
Thailand	Khao Banthad
Thailand	Khao Luang
Thailand	Khao Nor Chuchi
Thailand	Thaleban

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1060 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Wood & pulp plantations - Agro-industry plantations	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Natural system modifications	Fire & fire suppression - Increase in fire frequency/intensity	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Species factsheet: Psilopogon mystacophanos. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/03/2021. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2021) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/03/2021.