LC
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus



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 altitudinal migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 7,470,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 2.5 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be fairly common to common (Harrap and Quinn 1996), while the population in Taiwan has been estimated at c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs (Brazil 2009). This species is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 3.1% within its mapped range over the past 10 years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Therefore, as a precautionary measure, it is tentatively suspected that this loss of cover may have led to a decline of between 1-19% in the species' population size over the same time frame.

Trend justification:   .


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Bangladesh extant native
Bhutan extant native
China (mainland) extant native
India extant native
Laos extant native yes
Myanmar extant native
Nepal extant native
Pakistan extant native
Taiwan, China extant native
Vietnam extant native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
India Inderkilla National Park
Nepal Annapurna Conservation Area
Nepal Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
Nepal Kanchenjungha Conservation Area
Nepal Khaptad National Park
Nepal Langtang National Park
Nepal Mai Valley forests
Nepal Makalu Barun National Park
Nepal Phulchoki Mountain forests
Nepal Rara National Park
Nepal Sagarmatha National Park
Nepal Shey-Phoksundo National Park
Nepal Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park
Nepal Tamur valley and watershed
Taiwan, China Chuyanshan Nature Reserve
Taiwan, China Dawushan Nature Reserve and Shuang-guei Lake Major Wildlife Habitat
Taiwan, China Daxueshan, Xueshankeng, Wushikeng, Taichung City
Taiwan, China Nengdan, Nantou County
Taiwan, China North Section of Xueshan Mountain Range, Taoyuan City
Taiwan, China Ruei-yan, Nantou County
Taiwan, China Shei-Pa National Park
Taiwan, China Taroko National Park
Taiwan, China Upstream Section of Beigang River, Nantou County
Taiwan, China Yuli Wildlife Refuge
Taiwan, China Yushan National Park
Vietnam Fan Si Pan

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane suitable resident
Forest Temperate major resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude suitable resident
Altitude 20 - 5240 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/green-backed-tit-parus-monticolus on 14/12/2024.
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 14/12/2024.