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Cerulean Flycatcher Eutrichomyias rowleyi



Taxonomy

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
B1ab(i,ii,iii,v); C2a(i,ii); D B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,v); C2a(i,ii); D B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,v); C2a(i,ii); D1+2

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2018 Critically Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,v); C2a(i,ii); D
2016 Critically Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v); C2a(i,ii); D
2015 Critically Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v); C2a(i,ii); D
2013 Critically Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v); C2a(i,ii); D
2012 Critically Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v);C2a(i,ii);D
2010 Critically Endangered B1a+b(ii,iii,v); B2a+b(ii,iii,v); C2a(ii); D1
2009 Critically Endangered B1a+b(ii,iii,v); B2a+b(ii,iii,v); C2a(ii); D1
2008 Critically Endangered
2004 Critically Endangered
2000 Critically Endangered
1996 Critically Endangered
1994 Critically Endangered
1988 Threatened
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency high
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 16 km2 medium
Number of locations 1 -
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 21-100 mature individuals medium estimated 2016
Population trend decreasing poor suspected -
Generation length 4.2 years - - -
Number of subpopulations 1 - - -
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation 100% - - -

Population justification: The population is estimated to number 34-150 individuals (Fauzan and Bashari 2016), roughly equating to 21-100 mature individuals. This total is similar to those reported from 2001 (19 to 135 birds [Riley and Wardill 2001]); 2003, 2005 and 2006 (<215 birds [BirdLife Indonesia 2007); and 2009 (30-106 [Burung Indonesia 2009]). Each survey has visited a greater number of potential sites and added new locations, but has not managed to increase the total estimate.

Trend justification: Within the Sahendaruman crater, small-scale habitat loss continues in some valleys inhabited by the species (Martin 2018). Small-scale clearance (plots of c.0.3 ha that may or may not have been previously cleared) was recorded in most valleys surveyed below or adjacent to territories of the Cerulean Paradise-flycatcher (Martin 2018). At two valleys near Malamenggu village, clearance and selective logging occurred between surveys in November 2014 and in May 2015 (Martin 2018). In these valleys, three individuals were present during the first survey (Fauzan and Bashari 2016), but none were found in 2015 (Martin 2018). Consequently, the species is believed to be suffering from a continuing decline, certainly in the area of suitable habitat and likely also in numbers of mature individuals.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Indonesia extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Indonesia Gunung Awu
Indonesia Gunung Sahendaruman

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland major resident
Altitude 425 - 650 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Scale Unknown/Unrecorded Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Slow, Significant Declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Shifting agriculture Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Whole (>90%) Slow, Significant Declines Medium Impact: 7
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture Wood & pulp plantations - Scale Unknown/Unrecorded Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Rapid Declines Medium Impact: 7
Stresses
Species disturbance, Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Declines Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation
Climate change & severe weather Habitat shifting & alteration Timing Scope Severity Impact
Future Whole (>90%) Unknown Unknown
Stresses
Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Cerulean Flycatcher Eutrichomyias rowleyi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/cerulean-flycatcher-eutrichomyias-rowleyi 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.