(Lybius minor) - BirdLife species factsheet

Lybius minor

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
Dowsett, R. J.; Forbes-Watson, A. D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press, Li
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Not Recognised
2014	Not Recognised
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	unset	Forest dependency	unset
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend		-	-	-

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Angola	extant	native	yes
Burundi	extant	native	yes
Congo	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Gabon	extant	native	yes
Malawi	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Calandula (Quedas de Calandula)
Angola	Luachimo River (Chitato)
Angola	Luando Strict Nature Reserve
Angola	Luia
Angola	Mombolo (Missão da Namba)
Angola	Mount Moco
Burundi	Ruvubu National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Kundelungu National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Marungu highlands
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Upemba National Park
Malawi	Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Tanzania	Loazi-Kalambo Forest Reserves and surrounding area
Tanzania	Umalila Mountains
Zambia	Bangweulu Swamps
Zambia	Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
Zambia	Chisamba
Zambia	Hillwood
Zambia	Imanda
Zambia	Jimbe Drainage
Zambia	Kafue National Park
Zambia	Kalungwishi
Zambia	Kasanka National Park
Zambia	Lavushi Manda National Park
Zambia	Lusenga Plain National Park
Zambia	Mbulo Forest
Zambia	Minyanya Plain
Zambia	Mutinondo Wilderness
Zambia	North Swaka
Zambia	Shiwa Ng'andu
Zambia	South Luangwa National Park
Zambia	Uningi Pans
Zambia	West Lunga National Park and Lukwakwa Game Management Area

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Lybius minor. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/lybius-minor 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.