Rufous-bellied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

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	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	11,600,000 km²
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	5,130,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	5.2 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be rather uncommon to scarce in most of its range (del Hoyo et al. 2002), while national population estimates include: c.100-10,000 breeding pairs and c.50-1,000 individuals on migration in China; < c.50 individuals on migration in Korea and c.100-10,000 breeding pairs and c.50-1,000 individuals on migration in Russia (Brazil 2009).

Trend justification: The species has disappeared from parts of its range since the 1960's owing to cutting of deciduous forests for animal forage, resulting in stands of conifer dominated woodland which are unsuitable for this species (del Hoyo et al. 2002).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor
Bangladesh	extant	native		yes
Bhutan	extant	native		yes
Cambodia	extant	native		yes
China (mainland)	extant	native		yes
Hong Kong (China)	extant	vagrant
India	extant	native		yes
Laos	extant	native	yes
Myanmar	extant	native		yes
Nepal	extant	native		yes
North Korea	extant	vagrant
Pakistan	extant	native		yes
Russia	extant	native		yes
Russia (Asian)	extant	native		yes
South Korea	extant	vagrant
Thailand	extant	native		yes
Vietnam	extant	native		yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	non-breeding
Forest	Temperate	major	breeding
Forest	Temperate	major	non-breeding
Altitude	500 - 4300 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rufous-bellied-woodpecker-dendrocopos-hyperythrus on 28/11/2024.
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 28/11/2024.