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Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Argya fulva (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Turdoides fulva.

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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
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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 does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass 61 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 10,800,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 5.11 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as frequent, although rare in Senegal (del Hoyo et al. 2007). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any current declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any current declines or substantial threats.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Algeria extant native yes
Chad extant native yes
Egypt extant native yes
Eritrea extant native yes
Ethiopia extant native yes
Libya extant native yes
Mali extant native yes
Mauritania extant native yes
Morocco extant native yes
Niger extant native yes
Nigeria extant native yes
Senegal extant native yes
Sudan extant native yes
Tunisia extant native yes
Western Sahara extant native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Algeria Béni Abbès
Algeria Djebel Aissa
Algeria Parc National de l'Ahaggar
Algeria Parc National du Tassili N'Ajjer
Chad Fada Archei
Chad Ouadi Rimé - Ouadi Achim
Chad Tibesti massif
Egypt Gebel Elba
Eritrea Massawa coast
Libya Nefhusa
Mali Ag Oua - Ag Arbech
Mauritania Arâguîb el Jahfa
Mauritania Chegga
Mauritania El Ghallâouîya
Mauritania El Mréiti
Mauritania Ibi (Graret el Frass)
Mauritania Kediet ej Jill
Mauritania Tamreïkat
Mauritania Tinigart
Mauritania Wad Initi
Mauritania Wagchogda
Morocco Jbel Krouz
Morocco Merzouga/Tamezguidat
Morocco Msseyed
Morocco Oued Mird
Niger NNR Aïr - Ténéré
Niger Termit Mountains
Sudan Khor Arba'at
Sudan Mukawwar island and Dunganab bay
Sudan Um Badr lake
Sudan Wadi Halfa
Tunisia Bouhedma
Tunisia Plaines de Kairouan
Tunisia Sebkhet Ennoual
Tunisia Sebkhet Sidi Mansour
Tunisia Sidi Toui

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Desert Hot suitable resident
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry major resident
Altitude 0 - 1200 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/fulvous-babbler-argya-fulva on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.