LC
Cinnamon-breasted Tit Melaniparus pallidiventris



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Melaniparus rufiventris and M. pallidiventris (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as Parus rufiventris following Dowsett & Forbes-Watson (1993).

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 Not Recognised
2008 Not Recognised
2004 Not Recognised
2000 Not Recognised
1994 Not Recognised
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

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

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 1,820,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 2.7 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified. The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

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


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Malawi extant native yes
Mozambique extant native yes
Tanzania extant native yes
Zimbabwe extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Burundi Ruvubu National Park
Mozambique Chimanimani Mountains (Mozambique)
Mozambique Primeiras and Segundas Environmental Protection Area (APAIPS)
Tanzania Kilombero Valley
Tanzania Kisarawe District Coastal Forests
Tanzania Mikumi National Park
Tanzania Selous Game Reserve
Zimbabwe Nyanga lowlands/Honde valley

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Dry major resident
Savanna Dry major resident
Altitude 280 - 1600 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Cinnamon-breasted Tit Melaniparus pallidiventris. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/cinnamon-breasted-tit-melaniparus-pallidiventris on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.