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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions 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
2024	Near Threatened	C2a(i)
2016	Near Threatened	B1ab(ii,iii,v);C2a(i)
2012	Near Threatened	B1ab(ii,iii,v);C2a(i)
2008	Near Threatened	B1a+b(iii); C2a(i)
2004	Near Threatened
2000	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1996	Vulnerable
1994	Vulnerable
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	72,600 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	3000-4500 mature individuals	poor	estimated	1993
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.4 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	9	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	1-89%	-	-	-

Population justification: Estimated in 1993 to number c.5,000 individuals (Lambert et al. 1993), not all of which will have referred to mature individuals. Although there is no more up to date estimate, declines are only suspected to have been relatively slow in the past three decades such that there are probably still 4,000-5,000 birds. Accordingly, the number of birds is set to 4,000-5,000, of which c. 3,000-4,500 are thought to be mature. Assuming the species is equally distributed across areas of suitable habitat, the largest subpopulation probably numbers c. 1,001-2,000, in the Katanglad/Kalatungan Mountain range.

Trend justification: There are no direct data available from which to determine population trends for this species. Nonetheless, it is suspected to be declining chiefly due to habitat loss and degradation, and perhaps very locally trapping for the pet-trade (although Prioniturus racquet-tails are notoriously difficult to keep in captivity). Over the past three generations (13.2 years: 2011-2024), forest cover loss in this species' geographic and elevational range decreased by c.3% (Global Forest Watch 2024, based on data from Hansen et al. [2013] and methods therein), although this does not account for additive impacts of selective logging and the removal of hollow-bearing trees on which this species depends for nesting. In the absence of detailed information on the extent of forest modification, a rate of decline is therefore not estimated, but that the species is declining is strongly suspected.

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

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Philippines	Mount Apo
Philippines	Mount Balatukan
Philippines	Mount Busa-Kiamba
Philippines	Mount Hilong-hilong
Philippines	Mount Kampalili-Puting Bato
Philippines	Mount Kitanglad
Philippines	Mount Malindang
Philippines	Mount Matutum

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	820 - 2700 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Shifting agriculture	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Reduced reproductive success
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Unknown		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Species mortality
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Reduced reproductive success
Climate change & severe weather	Habitat shifting & alteration	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Mindanao Racquet-tail Prioniturus waterstradti. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/mindanao-racquet-tail-prioniturus-waterstradti 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.