Spiny Babbler (Acanthoptila nipalensis) - BirdLife species factsheet

Spiny Babbler Acanthoptila nipalensis

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Acanthoptila nipalensis (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Turdoides niaplensis.

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
2018	Least Concern
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	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	88,900
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)	8.8	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be frequent and fairly widespread (Grimmett et al. 2000).

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

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Nepal	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Nepal	Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park
Nepal	Phulchoki Mountain forests
Nepal	Annapurna Conservation Area
Nepal	Dharan forests
Nepal	Kanchenjungha Conservation Area
Nepal	Mai Valley forests
Nepal	Makalu Barun National Park
Nepal	Tamur valley and watershed
Nepal	Bardia National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	major	resident
Altitude	915 - 2135 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Acanthoptila nipalensis. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/spiny-babbler-acanthoptila-nipalensis on 04/10/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 04/10/2023.