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Black-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis margaritae



Family: Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills and allies)

Authority: (Delacour, 1927)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species occupies a moderately small range, in which the conversion of forested habitat for coffee plantations is rapid and ongoing. As a result of the loss and degradation of its habitat, the population is believed to be severely fragmented and declining. Therefore, the species has been uplisted to Vulnerable.



Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 12,500 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis margaritae. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-headed-parrotbill-paradoxornis-margaritae on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.