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.
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.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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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 |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | Does not normally occur in forest |
Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 2,140,000 | medium |
Number of locations | - | |
Severely Fragmented | - |
Value | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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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 | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as scarce and little known (Clement 1999).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Presence | Resident | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
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Benin | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Burkina Faso | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Cameroon | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Central African Republic | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Chad | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Côte d'Ivoire | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Ghana | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Guinea | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Liberia | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Nigeria | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Sierra Leone | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Togo | N | Extant | Yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Burkina Faso | Arli - W - Singou complex |
Benin | Pendjari National Park |
Central African Republic | Bamingui-Bangoran National Park complex |
Central African Republic | Bozoum |
Central African Republic | Bangui |
Côte d'Ivoire | Comoe National Park |
Côte d'Ivoire | Sangbe Mountain National Park |
Cameroon | Bénoué National Park |
Cameroon | Tchabal-Mbabo |
Cameroon | Ngaoundaba Ranch |
Cameroon | Mbam Djerem National Park |
Ghana | Mole National Park |
Guinea | Balandougou |
Guinea | Mafou |
Guinea | Gangan Foret Classe |
Guinea | Grandes Chutes |
Nigeria | Gashaka-Gumti National Park |
Nigeria | Pandam Wildlife Park |
Nigeria | Kagoro - Nindam Forest Reserves and vicinity |
Nigeria | Donga river basin forests |
Nigeria | Kainji Lake National Park |
Nigeria | Assop Falls and hills |
Sierra Leone | Outamba-Kilimi National Park |
Sierra Leone | Lake Sonfon and environs |
Chad | Manda National Park |
Togo | Fazao-Malfakassa National Park |
Ghana | Gbele Resource Reserve |
Ghana | Kyabobo National Park |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Pastureland | suitable | resident |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Plantations | suitable | resident |
Savanna | Dry | major | resident |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Pytilia hypogrammica. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 06/07/2022.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2022) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 06/07/2022.