Cinnamon-breasted Tit (Melaniparus pallidiventris)

Cinnamon-breasted Tit Melaniparus pallidiventris

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
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 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.