Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike (Prionops rufiventris)

Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike Prionops rufiventris

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Prionops caniceps and P. rufiventris (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as P. caniceps following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).

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.

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	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land mass type		Average mass	56 g

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	2,300,000	medium
Number of locations		-
Severely Fragmented		-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals				0
Population trend	decreasing		estimated	-
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)	7.8	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as not uncommon to locally common (Harris and Franklin 2000).

Trend justification: This population is estimated to be declining following a recorded decline around Lagos, Nigeria, and its disappearance from Rwanda (Harris and Franklin 2000).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Angola	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Congo	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Equatorial Guinea	extant	native	yes
Gabon	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1450 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Prionops rufiventris. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rufous-bellied-helmetshrike-prionops-rufiventris on 28/05/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 28/05/2023.