Usambiro Barbet (Trachyphonus usambiro) - BirdLife species factsheet

Usambiro Barbet Trachyphonus usambiro

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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.

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	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	45 g

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	186,000
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)	8.5	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be not uncommon (del Hoyo et al. 2002).

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	Non-breeding	Passage
Kenya	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Kenya	Masai Mara
Tanzania	Serengeti National Park
Tanzania	Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania	Maswa Game Reserve
Tanzania	Lake Manyara
Tanzania	Wembere steppe

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Altitude	1600 - 2100 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Trachyphonus usambiro. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/usambiro-barbet-trachyphonus-usambiro on 03/10/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 03/10/2023.