LC
Miombo Pied Barbet Tricholaema frontata



Taxonomy

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2024 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
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 2,490,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 3.17 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species appears to be locally common (del Hoyo et al. 2002). The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction (del Hoyo et al. 2002).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction (del Hoyo et al. 2002).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Angola extant native yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 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 Caconda
Angola Lago Carumbo
Angola Luachimo River (Chitato)
Angola Luando Strict Nature Reserve
Angola Mombolo (Missão da Namba)
Malawi Dzalanyama Forest Reserve
Malawi Kasungu National Park
Malawi Mtangatanga and Perekezi Forest Reserves
Malawi Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
Malawi Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Malawi Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
Tanzania Loazi-Kalambo Forest Reserves and surrounding area
Zambia Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
Zambia Chisamba
Zambia Hillwood
Zambia Kafue Flats
Zambia Kafue National Park
Zambia Kalungwishi
Zambia Kasanka National Park
Zambia Lavushi Manda National Park
Zambia Lukususi National Park
Zambia Minyanya Plain
Zambia Nkanga River Conservation Area
Zambia North Swaka
Zambia Shiwa Ng'andu
Zambia Source of the Zambezi
Zambia West Lunga National Park and Lukwakwa Game Management Area

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Savanna Dry major resident
Altitude 500 - 1600 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Miombo Pied Barbet Tricholaema frontata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/miombo-pied-barbet-tricholaema-frontata 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.