(Caprimulgus poliocephalus) - BirdLife species factsheet

Caprimulgus poliocephalus

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
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

Species attributes

Migratory status	unset	Forest dependency	unset
Land-mass type		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
Angola	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Eritrea	extant	native	yes
Ethiopia	extant	native	yes
Kenya	extant	native	yes
Malawi	extant	native	yes
Saudi Arabia	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	native	yes
Sudan	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
Angola	Mount Moco
Eritrea	Semenawi Bahri
Ethiopia	Bale Mountains National Park
Ethiopia	Entoto Natural Park and escarpment
Ethiopia	Sululta plain
Ethiopia	Tiro Boter - Becho forest
Ethiopia	Yegof forest
Kenya	Aberdare Mountains
Kenya	Cherangani Hills
Kenya	Kikuyu Escarpment forest
Kenya	Mau forest complex
Kenya	Mount Elgon (Kenya)
Kenya	Mount Kenya
Malawi	Misuku Hills Forest Reserves
Malawi	Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Malawi	South Viphya Forest Reserve
Malawi	Uzumara Forest Reserve
Saudi Arabia	Raydah escarpment
Saudi Arabia	Taif escarpment
Saudi Arabia	Wadi Turabah and Jabal Ibrahim
South Sudan	Imatong mountains
South Sudan	Kidepo
Tanzania	Arusha National Park and vicinity
Tanzania	East Usambara Mountains
Tanzania	Loazi-Kalambo Forest Reserves and surrounding area
Tanzania	Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania	Mount Rungwe
Tanzania	Njombe forests
Tanzania	South Pare Mountains
Tanzania	Udzungwa Mountains
Tanzania	Udzungwa National Park
Tanzania	Umalila Mountains
Tanzania	West Usambara Mountains
Uganda	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda	Echuya Forest Reserve
Uganda	Kidepo Valley National Park
Uganda	Mount Elgon National Park
Uganda	Ruwenzori (Rwenzori) Mountains National Park
Zambia	Mafinga Mountains
Zambia	Nyika National Park (Zambia)

Habitats & altitude

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Caprimulgus poliocephalus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/caprimulgus-poliocephalus on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.