White-throated Robin-chat (Dessonornis humeralis)

White-throated Robin-chat Dessonornis humeralis

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Dessonornis humeralis (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Cossypha humeralis.

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	23 g

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	961,000	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)	5.4	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common (del Hoyo et al. 2005).

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
Botswana	N	Extant	Yes
Eswatini	N	Extant	Yes
Mozambique	N	Extant	Yes
South Africa	N	Extant	Yes
Zimbabwe	N	Extant	Yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Botswana	Makgadikgadi Pans
Botswana	South-east Botswana
Mozambique	Maputo Special Reserve
Mozambique	Changelane river gorge
Mozambique	Greater Bazaruto
Mozambique	Pomene
Eswatini	Malolotja Nature Reserve
Eswatini	Hlane and Mlawula Game Reserves
South Africa	Kruger National Park and adjacent areas
South Africa	Soutpansberg
South Africa	Blouberg
South Africa	Polokwane Nature Reserve
South Africa	Waterberg System
South Africa	Nyl River Floodplain
South Africa	Blyde River Canyon
South Africa	Songimvelo Nature Reserve
South Africa	Pilanesberg National Park
South Africa	Magaliesberg
South Africa	Ndumo Game Reserve
South Africa	Kosi Bay system
South Africa	Phongolo Nature Reserve
South Africa	Ithala Game Reserve
South Africa	Mkuzi Game Reserve
South Africa	Lake St Lucia and Mkuze Swamps
South Africa	Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
Zimbabwe	Nyanga mountains
Zimbabwe	Nyanga lowlands/Honde valley
Zimbabwe	Robert McIlwaine Recreational Park
Zimbabwe	Matobo Hills
South Africa	Mapungubwe

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Dessonornis humeralis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.