Subdesert Brush-warbler (Nesillas lantzii) - BirdLife species factsheet

Subdesert Brush-warbler Nesillas lantzii

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

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.
Schulenberg, T. S.; Goodman, S. M.; Razafimahaimodison, J.-C. 1993. Genetic variation in two subspecies of Nesillas typica (Sylviinae) in south-east Madagascar. Annales des Sciences Zoologiques Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale 286: 173-177.
Schulenberg, T. S.; Goodman, S. M.; Razafimahaimodison, J.-C. 1993. Genetic variation in two subspecies of Nesillas typica (Sylviinae) in south-east Madagascar. Annales des Sciences Zoologiques Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale 286: 173-177.

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/Least Concern
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

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

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	126,000
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)	3.6	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be not uncommon (Sinclair and Langrand 1998).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats (del Hoyo et al. 2006).

Country/territory distribution

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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Madagascar	Kirindy Mite National Park and extension
Madagascar	Mikea
Madagascar	Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park and extension
Madagascar	Saint Augustin Forest
Madagascar	Tsimanampetsotsa National Park
Madagascar	Mahafaly Plateau Forest complex
Madagascar	Menarandra Forest / Vohindefo NPA
Madagascar	Cape Sainte Marie Special Reserve and extension

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 500 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Nesillas lantzii. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/subdesert-brush-warbler-nesillas-lantzii on 27/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 27/09/2023.