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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2017	Near Threatened	C2a(ii); D1
2016	Near Threatened	C1
2012	Near Threatened	C1
2008	Near Threatened	C1
2004	Near Threatened
2000	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1994	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	179,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	1000-3300 mature individuals	medium	estimated	2002
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.2 years	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	100%	-	-	-

Population justification: This species is locally common but thinly dispersed within its small coastal range. Its population is estimated to number 1,500-5,000 individuals, roughly equating to 1,000-3,300 mature individuals.

Trend justification: There is no evidence that the population is currently in decline, though there is some evidence that its habitat in the Eastern Cape Province is in decline (Peacock 2015). However, other work with atlas data suggest that its range may even have increased (Lee et al. 2017). Given the uncertainty over this, the species is tentatively assessed as being stable awaiting any further evidence.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
South Africa	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
South Africa	Amatola - Katberg Mountain
South Africa	De Hoop Nature Reserve
South Africa	Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve
South Africa	Kouga - Baviaanskloof Complex
South Africa	Langeberg Mountains
South Africa	Mkhambathi Nature Reserve
South Africa	Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve
South Africa	Outeniqua mountains
South Africa	Tsitsikamma - Plettenberg Bay
South Africa	Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
South Africa	Wilderness - Sedgefield Lakes Complex
South Africa	Woody Cape Section: Addo Elephant National Park

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	major	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Past, Unlikely to Return		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Past Impact
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Climate change & severe weather	Habitat shifting & alteration	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Whole (>90%)		Rapid Declines		Medium Impact: 7
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Residential & commercial development	Housing & urban areas	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Past, Unlikely to Return		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Past Impact
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Knysna Woodpecker Campethera notata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/knysna-woodpecker-campethera-notata on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.