Fire-tailed Myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura) - BirdLife species factsheet

Fire-tailed Myzornis Myzornis pyrrhoura

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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	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	12 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	521,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	unknown	-	-	-
Generation length	4.4 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as generally fairly scarce, uncommon in Nepal, frequent in the temperate zones of Bhutan, locally common in India, uncommon in Myanmar and rare in China (del Hoyo et al. 2007).

Trend justification: The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the impacts of habitat modification on population sizes.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin
Bhutan	extant	native
China (mainland)	extant	native
India	extant	native
Myanmar	extant	native
Nepal	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Nepal	Annapurna Conservation Area
Nepal	Kanchenjungha Conservation Area
Nepal	Langtang National Park
Nepal	Mai Valley forests
Nepal	Makalu Barun National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Forest	Temperate	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Temperate	major	resident
Altitude	2000 - 3950 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Fire-tailed Myzornis Myzornis pyrrhoura. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/fire-tailed-myzornis-myzornis-pyrrhoura 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.