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Bocage's Bushshrike Chlorophoneus bocagei



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Chlorophoneus bocagei (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Telophorus bocagei.

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2024 Least Concern
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 27 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 3,300,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - estimated -
Generation length 4.31 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as rare to not uncommon (Harris and Franklin 2000). This population is estimated to be in decline following its apparent disappearance from Rwanda and Kenya (Harris and Franklin 2000).

Trend justification: This population is estimated to be in decline following its apparent disappearance from Rwanda and Kenya (Harris and Franklin 2000).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Angola extant native yes
Cameroon extant native yes
Central African Republic extant native yes
Congo extant native yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the extant native yes
Equatorial Guinea extant native yes
Gabon extant native yes
Kenya extant native yes
Rwanda extinct native yes
Uganda extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Angola Camabatela
Cameroon Bakossi mountains
Cameroon Mbam Djerem National Park
Cameroon Mont Manengouba
Cameroon Mount Cameroon and Mokoko-Onge
Cameroon Mount Kupe
Cameroon Mount Rata and Rumpi Hills Forest Reserve
Cameroon Santchou Faunal Reserve
Central African Republic Dzanga-Ndoki National Park
Central African Republic Ngotto
Congo Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park complex
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Bombo-Lumene Game Reserve
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 Maiko National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Okapi Faunal Reserve
Equatorial Guinea Monte Alen National Park
Gabon Ipassa Strict Nature Reserve
Gabon Léconi grasslands
Kenya Kakamega forest
Kenya North Nandi forest
Kenya South Nandi forest
Uganda Bugoma Central Forest Reserve
Uganda Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda Kibale National Park
Uganda Mabira Forest Reserve
Uganda Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Savanna Dry suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Moist major resident
Altitude 0 - 2200 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Bocage's Bushshrike Chlorophoneus bocagei. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/bocages-bushshrike-chlorophoneus-bocagei 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.