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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
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2021	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

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	15,800 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	20000-49999 mature individuals	-	estimated	1979
Population trend	stable	-	inferred	-
Generation length	2.8 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	2	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	95-99%	-	-	-

Population justification:

The population on Réunion was estimated to be 49,500 individuals in the late 1970s, based on population densities (Safford and Hawkins 2013). On Mauritius, the population was estimated at 250 pairs in 1974, but in 1993, that estimate dropped to 100-300 individuals (Moeliker 2020). No recent population estimates have been made, however the population on Réunion is still considered to be widespread and common (Bristol et al. 2013).  

Trend justification: The main threat to this species is habitat degradation, fragmentation, and invasive species (Bristol et al. 2013). Deforestation data from 2000-2012 (Tracewski et al. 2016) suggests that suitable habitat is being lost at a rate of c.1.1% over 10 years. While the Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher prefers forest with limited human disturbance, it is also known to occupy less suitable habitat (Safford and Hawkins 2013), and therefore the population is likely to be stable.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Mauritius	extant	native	yes
Réunion (to France)	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Mauritius	Black River Gorges National Park and surrounding areas
Mauritius	Chamarel - Le Morne
Mauritius	Macchabé - Brise Fer forest
Mauritius	Plaine des Roches - Bras d'Eau
Mauritius	Relict Forests of the Central Plateau
Réunion (to France)	Grand Bassin - Le Dimitile
Réunion (to France)	Grand Bénard - Tapcal
Réunion (to France)	Mouth of the Cirque de Salazie
Réunion (to France)	Plaine des Chicots - Plaine d'Affouches
Réunion (to France)	Ravine de la Grande Chaloupe
Réunion (to France)	Rivière des Marsouins - Grand Etang
Réunion (to France)	Rivière des Remparts - Rivière Langevin

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 2000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/mascarene-paradise-flycatcher-terpsiphone-bourbonnensis 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.