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Calamonastides gracilirostris



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2016 Not Recognised
2012 Vulnerable C2a(i)
2008 Vulnerable C2a(i)
2006 Vulnerable
2004 Vulnerable
2000 Vulnerable
1996 Vulnerable
1994 Vulnerable
1988 Threatened
Species attributes

Migratory status unset Forest dependency unset
Land-mass type continent
Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend - - -

Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Burundi extant native yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the extant native yes
Kenya extant native yes
Rwanda extant native yes
Tanzania extant native yes
Uganda extant native yes
Zambia extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Burundi Ruvubu National Park
Burundi Rwihinda Lake Managed Nature Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Itombwe Mountains
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Virunga National Park
Kenya Dunga swamp
Kenya Koguta swamp
Kenya Yala swamp complex
Rwanda Akanyaru wetlands
Rwanda Nyabarongo wetlands
Rwanda Rugezi Marsh
Tanzania Kagera swamps
Tanzania Minziro Forest Reserve
Uganda Doho Rice Scheme
Uganda Kyambura Wildlife Reserve
Uganda Lake Mburo National Park
Uganda Lake Nakuwa
Uganda Lutembe Bay
Uganda Nabajjuzi Wetland
Uganda Nyamuriro swamp
Uganda Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George
Zambia Luapula Mouth

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Altitude   Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Calamonastides gracilirostris. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/calamonastides-gracilirostris 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.