Taxonomic note
Calyptocichla serinus (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Calyptocichla serina.
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.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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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 |
Migratory status | nomadic | Forest dependency | medium |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 4,370,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | unknown | - | - | - |
Population trend | stable | - | suspected | - |
Generation length | 3.5 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally common to rare (Keith et al. 1992).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Angola | extant | native | ||||
Cameroon | extant | native | ||||
Central African Republic | extant | native | ||||
Congo | extant | native | ||||
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | extant | native | ||||
Côte d'Ivoire | extant | native | ||||
Equatorial Guinea | extant | native | ||||
Gabon | extant | native | ||||
Ghana | extant | native | ||||
Guinea | extant | native | ||||
Liberia | extant | native | ||||
Nigeria | extant | native | ||||
Sierra Leone | extant | native |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Plantations | suitable | resident |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland | major | resident |
Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Golden Greenbul Calyptocichla serinus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/golden-greenbul-calyptocichla-serinus 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.