Red-throated Tit (Melaniparus fringillinus) - BirdLife species factsheet

Red-throated Tit Melaniparus fringillinus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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

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/Near Threatened
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	411,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.2 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be uncommon 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	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Kenya	extant	native		yes
Tanzania	extant	native		yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Kenya	Amboseli National Park
Kenya	Masai Mara
Kenya	South Nguruman
Tanzania	Arusha National Park and vicinity
Tanzania	Serengeti National Park
Tanzania	Tarangire National Park
Tanzania	Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania	Lake Natron and Engaruka basin
Tanzania	Longido Game Controlled Area
Tanzania	Lake Balangida Lelu
Tanzania	Yaida Chini
Tanzania	Masai Steppe

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Altitude	100 - 1600 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(max) 2000 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Melaniparus fringillinus. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/red-throated-tit-melaniparus-fringillinus on 11/12/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 11/12/2023.