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Taxonomic note
Chrysocolaptes lucidus, C. guttacristatus, C. stricklandi, C. strictus, C. haematribon, C. erythrocephalus and C. xanthocephalus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as C. lucidus following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

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
2022	Near Threatened	A3c+4c
2016	Endangered	C2a(i)
2014	Endangered	C2a(i)
2012	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	47,800 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	5000-7500 mature individuals	poor	inferred	2020
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	2015-2030
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	10-19%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	20-29%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	20-29%	-	-	-
Generation length	4.9 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	3-100	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	1-89%	-	-	-

Population justification: There is no population density or estimate for this species. The population was previously estimated to number 250-999 mature individuals, however inferred relative densities from eBird (2021) data and the area of suitable habitat in its range (c.7,500 km²; Global Forest Watch [2021] using data from Hansen et al. [2013] and methods disclosed therein) do not support such a low number. eBird (2021) data suggest that this species occurs in suitable habitat at a density not dissimilar to other flamebacks; C. stricklandi of Sri Lanka, with which the present species was formerly considered conspecific and has similar habitat requirements, occurs at densities of c.5 individuals/km² (Wijesundaral & Wijesundaral 2014). Assuming that only 20-30% of the range is occupied (supported by the statement that it is uncommon in Allen [2020]), the population probably numbers 7,500-11,250 birds (equivalent to approximately 5,000-7,500 mature individuals).

Trend justification: Remote sensing data (Global Forest Watch [2021] using data from Hansen et al. [2013] and methods disclosed therein) indicate that over the past three generations (14.7 years; Bird et al. 2020) forest loss in this species' range has been equivalent to 10-14%, however this increased to an equivalent rate of c.20% over three generations between 2015 and 2020. As a forest dependent species, C. erythrocephalus is suspected to decline at a rate at least equal to that of forest loss and may additionally be impacted by fragmentation and selective logging of larger trees needed for nesting. With an increasing human population (PSA 2015) and few areas of lowland forest lying in protected areas, this rate is not expected to slow or cease in the future. It is therefore suspected to decline at a rate of 20-29% over the next three generations.

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

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1100 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Rapid Declines		Medium Impact: 7
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Red-headed Flameback Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/red-headed-flameback-chrysocolaptes-erythrocephalus on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.