Leaf-love (Pyrrhurus scandens) - BirdLife species factsheet

Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens

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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
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)	7,230,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.5 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally common (del Hoyo et al. 2005).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Benin	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Congo	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Côte d'Ivoire	extant	native	yes
Equatorial Guinea	extant	native	yes
Gabon	extant	native	yes
Gambia	extant	native	yes
Ghana	extant	native	yes
Guinea	extant	native	yes
Guinea-Bissau	extant	native	yes
Liberia	extant	native	yes
Mali	extant	native	yes
Niger	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Rwanda	extant	native	yes
Senegal	extant	native	yes
Sierra Leone	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Togo	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Benin	Ouémé river basin
Cameroon	Boumba - Bek
Cameroon	Dja Faunal Reserve
Cameroon	Mbam Djerem National Park
Central African Republic	Bamingui-Bangoran National Park complex
Central African Republic	Dzanga-Ndoki National Park
Central African Republic	Ngotto
Central African Republic	Zémongo Faunal Reserve
Congo	Conkouati National Park
Congo	Lake Télé Community Reserve
Congo	Léfini Faunal Reserve
Congo	Lower Kouilou basin
Congo	Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park complex
Congo	Ntokou Pikounda Reserve
Congo	Odzala National Park complex
Congo	Ogooué Leketi National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Bombo-Lumene Game Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Ngiri
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Okapi Faunal Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Salonga National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Gueoule and Glo Mountain Forest Reserves
Côte d'Ivoire	Lamto Ecological Research Station
Côte d'Ivoire	Marahoue National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Peko Mountain National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Sangbe Mountain National Park
Gabon	Gamba Protected Areas Complex
Gabon	Ipassa Strict Nature Reserve
Gabon	Minkébé Forest Reserve
Gambia	Abuko Nature Reserve
Gambia	Pirang Forest Park
Ghana	Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve
Ghana	Digya National Park
Ghana	Kakum National Park - Assin Attandaso Resource Reserve
Ghana	Kalakpa Resource Reserve
Ghana	Kyabobo National Park
Ghana	Mount Afadjato - Agumatsa Range forest
Ghana	Muni-Pomadze Ramsar Site
Guinea	Diécké
Guinea	Gangan Foret Classe
Guinea	Massif du Ziama
Guinea-Bissau	Lagoas de Cufada
Liberia	Nimba mountains
Liberia	Wologizi mountains
Liberia	Wonegizi mountains
Nigeria	Akassa forests
Nigeria	Biseni forests
Nigeria	Cross River National Park (Oban Division)
Nigeria	Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria	IITA Forest Reserve, Ibadan
Nigeria	Kagoro - Nindam Forest Reserves and vicinity
Nigeria	Okomu National Park
Nigeria	Sunvit Farm
Nigeria	Upper Orashi forests
Senegal	Parc National de Basse Casamance
Sierra Leone	Loma Mountains Non-hunting Forest Reserve
Sierra Leone	Tingi Hills Non-hunting Forest Reserve
South Sudan	Bengangai
Togo	Misahöhe Forest Reserve
Uganda	Budongo Forest Reserve
Uganda	Bugoma Central Forest Reserve
Uganda	Mabira Forest Reserve
Uganda	Semliki National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Swamp	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1500 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/leaf-love-pyrrhurus-scandens 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.