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Taxonomic note

Megalurulus rufus (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Trichocichla rufa.

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.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	D	D1

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2020	Endangered	D
2018	Endangered	D
2016	Endangered	D
2012	Endangered	D
2008	Endangered	D1
2006	Endangered
2004	Data Deficient
2000	Data Deficient
1996	Critically Endangered
1994	Critically Endangered
1988	Threatened

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	11,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	50-249 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2005
Population trend	stable	poor	suspected	1998-2008
Generation length	3 years	-	-	-

Population justification: It is thought to be locally common in ideal habitat, but very patchy and absent from most forest, so the total population is likely to be very small.

During surveys in 2002-2005 and in February 2012, the following numbers have been reported: At Wabu Forest Reserve, 12 territories were recorded in 2003 (Dutson and Masibalavu 2004), and 16 in 2012); At Sovi Basin, three pairs were reported at Wainasa Creek in 2005, and 20 territories in 2012; At Monasavu, two sites each comprising c.2 pairs were recorded in 2002-2005, and 25 territories in 2012; At Namosi, two territories were recorded in 2012; At Mt Korobaba, it was heard on three occasions in 2003, and one territory was recorded in 2012; and at Tomaniivi, there were no records in 2002-2005, and two territories were recorded in 2012 (Dutson and Masibalavu 2004; Masibalavu and Dutson 2006; G. Dutson and V. Masibalavu in litt. 2006; V. Masibalavu in litt. 2007, 2012). Territories have been reported to comprise anything from several pairs with juveniles to lone pairs or a singing bird (Dutson and Masibalavu 2004, G. Dutson and V. Masibalavu in litt. 2006).

Based on extrapolations from density estimates produced by fieldwork, the population size is estimated to number 50-249 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2006), although it could potentially be greater than this.

Trend justification: Although the species is known from only very few sites, almost all are on steep terrain unsuitable for logging or cultivation, and no specific threats have been identified, so the population is suspected to be stable. Over ten years from 2009 - 2019, approximately 1.6% of forest with at least 50% canopy cover was lost within the species's range (Global Forest Watch 2020).

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

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Fiji	Greater Tomaniivi
Fiji	Rairaimatuku Highlands
Fiji	Sovi Basin
Fiji	Viti Levu Southern Highlands
Fiji	Wailevu/Dreketi Highlands

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	major	resident
Altitude	80 - 1000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Wood & pulp plantations - Agro-industry plantations	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Energy production & mining	Mining & quarrying	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 3
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Energy production & mining	Renewable energy	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 3
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases	Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Herpestes auropunctatus	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Reduced reproductive success
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases	Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Rattus rattus	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Reduced reproductive success

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Long-legged Thicketbird Cincloramphus rufus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/long-legged-thicketbird-cincloramphus-rufus 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.