Fiji Woodswallow (Artamus mentalis) - BirdLife species factsheet

Fiji Woodswallow Artamus mentalis

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
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/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

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

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	80,900 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	estimated	-
Generation length	3.9 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The population size of this species has not been quantified, but it is described as locally common. This population is estimated to be declining in line with an apparent range contraction following its disappearance from a number of islands (Watling 2001).

Trend justification: This population is estimated to be declining in line with an apparent range contraction following its disappearance from a number of islands (Watling 2001).

Country/territory distribution

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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Fiji	Gau Highlands
Fiji	Greater Tomaniivi
Fiji	Koroyanitu / Vaturu
Fiji	Natewa/Tunuloa Peninsula
Fiji	Rairaimatuku Highlands
Fiji	Sovi Basin
Fiji	Taveuni Highlands
Fiji	Viti Levu Southern Highlands
Fiji	Wailevu/Dreketi Highlands

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Fiji Woodswallow Artamus mentalis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/fiji-woodswallow-artamus-mentalis on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.