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Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Perrins, C.M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Cramp, S.; Perrins, C. M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
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 full migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 4,480,000 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 5,420,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 430000-1249999 mature individuals - estimated 2012
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 4 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified. In Europe, the breeding population is estimated to number 43,000-125,000 pairs, which equates to 86,000-250,000 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015). Europe forms c.20% of the global range so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is 430,000-1,250,000 mature individuals, although further validation of this estimate is needed.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any current declines or substantial threats. The European population trend is unknown (BirdLife International 2015).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Afghanistan extant native yes
Armenia extant native yes
Azerbaijan extant native yes
Bahrain extant native yes
Djibouti extant native
Egypt extant native
Eritrea extant native
Ethiopia extant native
Iran, Islamic Republic of extant native yes
Iraq extant native yes yes
Israel extant vagrant
Jordan extant native yes
Kazakhstan extant native yes
Kuwait extant native yes yes
Lebanon extant native yes
Nigeria extant vagrant
Oman extant native yes yes
Qatar extant native yes
Russia extant native yes
Russia (European) extant native yes
Saudi Arabia extant native yes yes
Somalia extant native
Spain extant vagrant
Sudan extant native yes
Syria extant native yes yes
Tajikistan extant native yes
Türkiye extant native yes
Turkmenistan extant native yes
United Arab Emirates extant native yes yes
Uzbekistan extant native yes
Yemen extant native yes yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Iran, Islamic Republic of Golestan
Iraq Ahmed Awa
Iraq Assos Mountain
Iraq Barzan Area and Gali Balnda
Iraq Chami Razan
Iraq De Lezha
Iraq Doli Smaquli and Ashab
Iraq Dukan Lake
Iraq Halgurd Mountain
Iraq Peramagroon Mountain
Iraq Qara Dagh
Iraq Sharbazher Area
Lebanon Shouf Cedars Nature Reserve
Saudi Arabia Hawtat Bani Tamim
Saudi Arabia Mahazat as-Sayd
Saudi Arabia National Wildlife Research Center and environs, Taif
Syria Abu Zad
Syria Wadi al-Qarn - Burqush
Yemen Al-Kadan area
Yemen Ma'rib - Naqil Fardah - Baraqish
Yemen Mafraq al-Mukha

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable breeding
Desert Hot suitable non-breeding
Marine Intertidal Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) suitable non-breeding
Savanna Dry suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry major breeding
Altitude 0 - 1400 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/menetriess-warbler-curruca-mystacea 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.