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.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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Year | Category | Criteria |
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2022 | Least Concern | |
2016 | Near Threatened | A2c+3c+4c |
2014 | Near Threatened | A2c+3c+4c |
2012 | Near Threatened | B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
2008 | Near Threatened | B1a+b(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
2004 | Near Threatened | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Near Threatened | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Near Threatened | |
1988 | Near Threatened |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | high |
Land-mass type |
continent |
Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 87,400 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | unknown | - | - | - |
Population trend | decreasing | - | suspected | 2012-2022 |
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) | 1-19% | - | - | - |
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) | 1-19% | - | - | - |
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) | 1-19% | - | - | - |
Generation length | 3.14 years | - | - | - |
Number of subpopulations | 2-100 | - | - | - |
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation | 1-89% | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as rare to frequent in two disjunct areas in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (del Hoyo et al. 2006).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to habitat loss and degradation. There is also evidence that the species may be susceptible to local poaching for food (Kizungu 2011). Tree cover loss within the range is currently estimated at 13% across ten years (Global Forest Watch 2021, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Assuming that population declines are roughly equivalent to the rate of forest loss for this highly forest-dependent species, it may be declining at <20% over ten years.
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Forests west of Lake Edward |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Itombwe Mountains |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Kahuzi-Biega National Park |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Lendu Plateau |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Mount Hoyo Reserve |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Okapi Faunal Reserve |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Virunga National Park |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland | major | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane | suitable | resident |
Altitude | 980 - 1500 m | Occasional altitudinal limits | 820 - 1800 m |
Threat (level 1) | Threat (level 2) | Impact and Stresses | |||||||
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Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Shifting agriculture | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Majority (50-90%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Medium Impact: 6 | ||||||
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Biological resource use | Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target) | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Negligible declines | Low Impact: 4 | ||||||
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Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Purpose | Scale |
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Food - human | subsistence |
Recommended citation
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https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/bedfords-paradise-flycatcher-terpsiphone-bedfordi on 23/12/2024.
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