Chestnut-faced Babbler (Zosterornis whiteheadi)

Chestnut-faced Babbler Zosterornis whiteheadi

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Zosterornis whiteheadi (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Stachyris whiteheadi.

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
-	-	-

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/Near Threatened
1988	Near Threatened

Species attributes

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

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	138,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.97 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common to abundant (del Hoyo et al. 2007). This species is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by only 1.3% within its mapped range over the past 10 years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Because of its adaptability to scrub and degraded forests, the population trend is thought to be stable.

Trend justification: .

Country/territory distribution

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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Philippines	Balbalasang-Balbalan National Park and proposed extension
Philippines	Bulusan Volcano Natural Park
Philippines	Mount Isarog National Park
Philippines	Mount Pulag National Park
Philippines	Mounts Banahaw-San Cristobal National Park
Philippines	Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park
Philippines	Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Altitude	400 - 2600 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(min) 100 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Chestnut-faced Babbler Zosterornis whiteheadi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/chestnut-faced-babbler-zosterornis-whiteheadi 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.