White-bellied Canary (Crithagra dorsostriata)

White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriata

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Crithagra dorsostriata (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Serinus and listed as S. dorsostriatus following Dowsett & Forbes-Watson (1993); Sibley & Monroe (1990, 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.
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/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	Low
Land mass type		Average mass	16 g

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	2,410,000	medium
Number of locations		-
Severely Fragmented		-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	Stable		suspected	-
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)	3.8	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally common (Fry and Keith 2004).

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	Occurrence status	Presence	Resident
Ethiopia	N	Extant	Yes
Kenya	N	Extant	Yes
Somalia	N	Extant	Yes
South Sudan	N	Extant	Yes
Sudan	N	Extant	Yes
Tanzania	N	Extant	Yes
Uganda	N	Extant	Yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Ethiopia	Awash National Park
Ethiopia	Omo National Park
Ethiopia	Yabello Sanctuary
Ethiopia	Arero forest
Ethiopia	Dawa - Wachile
Kenya	Tsavo East National Park
Kenya	Tsavo West National Park
Kenya	Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves
Kenya	Shaba National Reserve
Kenya	Nairobi National Park
Kenya	Amboseli National Park
Kenya	Lake Baringo
Kenya	Lake Bogoria National Reserve
Kenya	Lake Magadi
Kenya	Masai Mara
Kenya	South Nguruman
South Sudan	Kidepo
Somalia	Saylac
Somalia	Gacan Libaax
Somalia	Boorama plains
Somalia	Xawaadley reservoir
Somalia	Jowhar - Warshiikh
Somalia	Balcad Nature Reserve
Somalia	Jasiira lagoon and Muqdisho islets
Tanzania	Lake Manyara
Tanzania	Serengeti National Park
Tanzania	Tarangire National Park
Tanzania	Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania	Maswa Game Reserve
Tanzania	Lake Eyasi
Tanzania	Nyumba ya Mungu reservoir
Tanzania	Lake Natron and Engaruka basin
Tanzania	Wembere steppe
Tanzania	Longido Game Controlled Area
Uganda	Mount Moroto Forest Reserve
Uganda	Kidepo Valley National Park
Kenya	Lolldaiga-Mukogodo-Ewaso N'yiro

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits	(max) 2600 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Crithagra dorsostriata. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/03/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/03/2023.