Pied Thrush (Geokichla wardii) - BirdLife species factsheet

Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Geokichla wardii (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Zoothera wardii.

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.

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/Near Threatened
1988	Near Threatened

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	187,000 km²
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	8,200 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.36 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as local and uncommon (del Hoyo et al. 2005). This species is considered to have a high dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 0.4% within its mapped range over the past 10 years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). The population trend is therefore considered stable.

Trend justification: .

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor
Bhutan	extant	native		yes
India	extant	native	yes
Nepal	extant	native		yes
Sri Lanka	extant	native			yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Nepal	Annapurna Conservation Area
Nepal	Khaptad National Park
Nepal	Langtang National Park
Nepal	Mai Valley forests
Nepal	Makalu Barun National Park
Nepal	Phulchoki Mountain forests

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	suitable	breeding
Altitude	1500 - 2400 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pied Thrush Geokichla wardii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pied-thrush-geokichla-wardii 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.