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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small range in which habitat is being degraded and lost. However, it remains quite common in suitable habitat, and this is not yet severely fragmented or restricted to few locations. The species is therefore classified as Near Threatened.

Population justification
The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'common' (Stotz et al. 1996).

Trend justification
There are no data on population trends; however, the species is likely to be declining as a result of forest loss and degradation.

Phaenicophilus poliocephalus is common but local on the southern peninsula of Haiti and on the satellite islands of île-à-Vache, Grande Cayemite and Gonâve. In the Dominican Republic, it is rare on the north and south slopes of the Sierra de Baoruco and on the southern part of Loma de Toro and Hoyo de Pelempito (Raffaele et al. 1998).

It has relatively wide habitat tolerance, occurring in humid forest, forest edge, thickets, mangroves, open areas and gardens up to 2,400 m (Isler and Isler 1987; Stattersfield et al. 1998).

There has been severe loss of natural forest habitats (mainly resulting from shifting agriculture) within its very restricted range in the Dominican Republic (Schubert 1993), and the situation is worse in Haiti (Paryski et al. 1989). Deforestation throughout the species's range is currently estimated to be occurring at a rate of ~1.65% across a ten year period (Tracewski et al. 2016).

Conservation Actions Underway
None is known.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Effectively protect habitat within the species's range, especially in Haiti. Discourage agricultural practices which lead to clearance of native forest. Monitor key populations.

Text account compilers
Wheatley, H., Everest, J.

Contributors
Capper, D., Mahood, S., O'Brien, A., Sharpe, C.J. & Timyan, J.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Grey-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus poliocephalus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/grey-crowned-palm-tanager-phaenicophilus-poliocephalus on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.