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Justification of Red List category
This species has a large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence under 20,000 km² combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population size may be moderately small to large, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (under 10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be over 10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (over 30% decline over ten years or three generations). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population justification
This species may occur at naturally low population densities (Collar et al. 1999) but assuming only a very small part of its range is occupied and using the lowest population densities of congeners this species on its own is likely to number >10,000 mature individuals. This species is considered to have a high dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 3.7% within its mapped range over the past 10 years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). It is therefore tentatively suspected that this rate of cover loss may have led to a decline of between 1-19% in the species' population size over the same time frame, with a best estimate of reduction being less than 5%.

Trend justification
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This species is found on the Philippines where it occurs on Mindanao at Mt Pasian, Daggayan, Mt Kitanglad, Mt Kampalili, Mt McKinley and Mt Apo (race kampalili) and at Mt Malindang (race masawan). It is in relatively secure habitat but appears to occur naturally at low densities, and hence is a very uncommon species.

It occupies mossy forest above 800 m.

As a forest associated species, deforestation may have had an impact at the lower limits of its altitudinal range.

Conservation Actions Underway
None are known.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Investigate potential threats and quantify more precisely the population size of the species. Protect areas of suitable habitat and safeguard against deforestation.

Text account compilers
Rutherford, C.A.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Flame-crowned Flowerpecker Dicaeum kampalili. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/flame-crowned-flowerpecker-dicaeum-kampalili on 03/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 03/01/2025.