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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.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	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

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	5,110,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.2 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The population size of this species has not been quantified, but it is described as locally fairly common.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Angola	extant	native	yes
Botswana	extant	native	yes
Burundi	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Kenya	extant	vagrant			yes
Malawi	extant	native	yes
Mozambique	extant	native	yes
Namibia	extant	native	yes
Rwanda	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	uncertain	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes
Zimbabwe	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Calandula (Quedas de Calandula)
Angola	Cameia National Park
Angola	Cangandala National Park
Angola	Cuango
Angola	Luachimo River (Chitato)
Angola	Luando Strict Nature Reserve
Botswana	Chobe National Park
Botswana	Linyanti swamp/Chobe river
Burundi	Ruvubu National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Kundelungu National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Marungu highlands
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Upemba National Park
Malawi	Dzalanyama Forest Reserve
Malawi	Kasungu National Park
Malawi	Lengwe National Park
Malawi	Liwonde National Park
Malawi	Mangochi Mountain Forest Reserve
Malawi	Namizimu Forest Reserve
Malawi	Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
Malawi	Ntchisi Mountain Forest Reserve
Malawi	Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Malawi	Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
Mozambique	Primeiras and Segundas Environmental Protection Area (APAIPS)
Namibia	Eastern Caprivi wetlands
Tanzania	Katavi National Park
Tanzania	Kilombero Valley
Tanzania	Loazi-Kalambo Forest Reserves and surrounding area
Tanzania	Mikumi National Park
Tanzania	Selous Game Reserve
Tanzania	Udzungwa Mountains
Tanzania	Umalila Mountains
Tanzania	Usangu flats
Zambia	Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
Zambia	Chisamba
Zambia	Chitunta Plain
Zambia	Hillwood
Zambia	Imanda
Zambia	Jimbe Drainage
Zambia	Kafue Flats
Zambia	Kafue National Park
Zambia	Kalungwishi
Zambia	Kasanka National Park
Zambia	Lower Zambezi National Park
Zambia	Lukususi National Park
Zambia	Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park and Batoka Gorge
Zambia	Mutinondo Wilderness
Zambia	Mutulanganga
Zambia	Nkanga River Conservation Area
Zambia	North Swaka
Zambia	Nyanje Hills
Zambia	Shiwa Ng'andu
Zambia	South Luangwa National Park
Zambia	West Lunga National Park and Lukwakwa Game Management Area
Zimbabwe	Chizarira National Park
Zimbabwe	Hwange National Park
Zimbabwe	Matobo Hills
Zimbabwe	Mavuradonha Mountains
Zimbabwe	Middle Zambezi Valley
Zimbabwe	Nyanga mountains
Zimbabwe	Robert McIlwaine Recreational Park

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Broad-tailed Paradise-whydah Vidua obtusa. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/broad-tailed-paradise-whydah-vidua-obtusa on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.