Dusky Babbler (Turdoides tenebrosa) - BirdLife species factsheet

Dusky Babbler Turdoides tenebrosa

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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
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	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/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	909,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	8.8 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally common to rare (del Hoyo et al. 2007).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Ethiopia	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Garamba National Park
Ethiopia	Mago National Park
South Sudan	Bandingilo
South Sudan	Bengangai
South Sudan	Nimule
Uganda	Mount Kei Forest Reserve

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Savanna	Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	major	resident
Altitude	600 - 1200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Dusky Babbler Turdoides tenebrosa. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/dusky-babbler-turdoides-tenebrosa 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.