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Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Ceblepyris caesius (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Coracina caesia.

 

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
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
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 12,000,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 4.6 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common in the north of its range and uncommon in the south (Keith et al. 1992).

Trend justification:

The species is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Burundi extant native yes
Cameroon extant native yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the extant native yes
Equatorial Guinea extant native yes
Eswatini extant native yes
Ethiopia extant native yes
Kenya extant native yes
Malawi extant native yes
Mozambique extant native yes
Nigeria extant native yes
Rwanda extant native yes
South Africa extant native yes
South Sudan extant native yes
Sudan extant native yes
Tanzania extant native yes
Uganda extant native yes
Zimbabwe extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Burundi Bururi Forest Nature Reserve
Burundi Kibira National Park
Cameroon Bakossi mountains
Cameroon Bali-Ngemba Forest Reserve
Cameroon Mbi Crater Faunal Reserve - Mbingo forest
Cameroon Mont Manengouba
Cameroon Mont Nlonako
Cameroon Mount Cameroon and Mokoko-Onge
Cameroon Mount Kupe
Cameroon Mount Mbam
Cameroon Mount Oku
Cameroon Mount Rata and Rumpi Hills Forest Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Forests west of Lake Edward
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Itombwe Mountains
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Mount Kabobo
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Virunga National Park
Eswatini Malolotja Nature Reserve
Kenya Aberdare Mountains
Kenya Cherangani Hills
Kenya Kikuyu Escarpment forest
Kenya Mau forest complex
Kenya Mount Elgon (Kenya)
Kenya Mount Kenya
Mozambique Chimanimani Mountains (Mozambique)
Mozambique Gorongosa Mountain and National Park
Mozambique Mount Chiperone
Mozambique Mount Mabu
Nigeria Obudu Plateau
Rwanda Nyungwe National Park
Rwanda Volcans National Park
South Africa Amatola - Katberg Mountain
South Africa Blyde River Canyon
South Africa Dlinza Forest Nature Reserve
South Africa Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve
South Africa Entumeni Nature Reserve
South Africa Grasslands
South Africa Kaapsehoop
South Africa Karkloof
South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Mistbelt Forests
South Africa Maloti Drakensberg Park
South Africa Mkhambathi Nature Reserve
South Africa Ngoye Forest Reserve
South Africa Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve
South Africa Songimvelo Nature Reserve
South Africa Soutpansberg
South Africa Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
South Africa Wolkberg Forest Belt
South Africa Woody Cape Section: Addo Elephant National Park
South Sudan Imatong mountains
South Sudan Kidepo
Tanzania East Usambara Mountains
Tanzania Lake Manyara
Tanzania Livingstone Mountains forests
Tanzania Mahali Mountain National Park
Tanzania Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania Nguru Mountains
Tanzania Udzungwa Mountains
Tanzania Udzungwa National Park
Tanzania Uluguru Mountains
Tanzania West Usambara Mountains
Uganda Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda Echuya Forest Reserve
Uganda Kidepo Valley National Park
Uganda Mount Elgon National Park
Uganda Ruwenzori (Rwenzori) Mountains National Park
Zimbabwe Bvumba Highlands
Zimbabwe Chimanimani Mountains (Zimbabwe)
Zimbabwe Chirinda Forest
Zimbabwe Haroni - Rusitu junction and Botanical Reserves
Zimbabwe Nyanga lowlands/Honde valley

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland major resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) suitable resident
Altitude   Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/grey-cuckooshrike-ceblepyris-caesius 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.