Grey-faced Tit-babbler (Mixornis kelleyi) - BirdLife species factsheet

Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Mixornis kelleyi (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Macronous kelleyi.

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/Near Threatened
1988	Near Threatened

Species attributes

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

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	348,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.9 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common to very common (del Hoyo et al. 2007).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Breeding visitor
Cambodia	extant	native	yes
Laos	extant	native	yes
Vietnam	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Cambodia	Snoul / Keo Sema / O Reang
Laos	Dong Ampham
Laos	Dong Kalo
Laos	Phou Xiang Thong
Laos	Siphandon
Laos	Upper Xe Kaman
Laos	Xe Khampho / Xe Pian
Laos	Xe Kong Plains
Vietnam	Bach Ma
Vietnam	Cat Loc
Vietnam	Chu Yang Sin
Vietnam	Dak Dam
Vietnam	Ke Go
Vietnam	Khe Net
Vietnam	Kon Cha Rang
Vietnam	Kon Ka Kinh
Vietnam	Lo Go - Xa Mat
Vietnam	Nam Cat Tien
Vietnam	Phong Dien
Vietnam	Vu Quang
Vietnam	Yok Don

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Altitude	50 - 1165 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Grey-faced Tit-babbler Mixornis kelleyi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/grey-faced-tit-babbler-mixornis-kelleyi 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.