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Taxonomic note

Bolemoreus hindwoodi (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Lichenostomus hindwoodi.

 

Taxonomic source(s)
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
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.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2022	Near Threatened	B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii); D2
2019	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1996	Lower Risk/Conservation Dependent
1994	Lower Risk/Conservation Dependent
1988	Near Threatened

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	420 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	1,500 km2
Area of Occupancy (breeding/resident)	300 km2
Number of locations	11-20	-
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	2000-4700, 2500-3000 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2020
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.4 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	1	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	100%	-	-	-

Population justification: The population numbers probably about 2,500-3,000 mature individuals, as was estimated in 2002 (D. Ball in Julien et al. 2020). The figure is consistent with counts of 5,100–7,797 adults and immatures during the non-breeding season (Julien 2017) and estimates made using previous methodologies, e.g.: (1) 2,205–3,160 derived from the product of 0.25 birds/ha (derived from counts in 12 2-ha plots) and the area of vine forest in Eungella National Park (88 km² above 900 m [excluding the 4.7 km² burnt in 2019]; Julien et al. 2020); and (2) an estimate of 3,400 (2,400–4,700) which is the product of the density of its closest relative, the Bridled Honeyeater B. frenatus (0.41 birds/ha, 95% confidence 0.29–0.57; Anderson et al. 2015) and the area of high altitude rainforest (88 km²). To encompass these uncertainties, the population is considered here to number between 2,000 and 4,700 mature individuals, with a best estimate of 2,500-3,000.

Trend justification:

The population was estimated at 2,500 mature individuals in 2002, which is roughly consistent with counts and estimates from recent years, suggesting that the population is stable (Julien & Garnett 2021). Variation in counts outside the rainforest (Julien 2017) are considered likely to reflect variation in breeding success rather than continuing decline. Population losses caused by wildfires in 2019 are assumed to have ceased, although this threat may become increasingly frequent (with climate change) in the future and has the potential to cause population declines.

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

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Australia	Clarke Range

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	900 - 1250 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(min) 150 m

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Climate change & severe weather	Droughts	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation
Climate change & severe weather	Habitat shifting & alteration	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation
Climate change & severe weather	Temperature extremes	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Species mortality
Natural system modifications	Fire & fire suppression - Increase in fire frequency/intensity	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Whole (>90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 7
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Species mortality

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Eungella Honeyeater Bolemoreus hindwoodi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/eungella-honeyeater-bolemoreus-hindwoodi on 27/12/2024.
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 27/12/2024.