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Justification of Red List category
This forest-associated species is listed as Near Threatened because it is assumed to have experienced moderately rapid declines owing to the extensive loss of forests within its range. It is not considered more threatened because it can use secondary habitats and occurs in lower montane forest.

Population justification
The population size is unknown, but the species is described as locally common and widespread although secretive and rarely seen (del Hoyo et al. 2006).

Trend justification
This species has almost certainly declined owing to the extensive clearance of forest habitat within its restricted range.

Ficedula rufigula is restricted to Sulawesi (although it is absent on the east peninsula), Indonesia, where it is locally common and widespread.

It occurs in the undergrowth of primary lowland and hill forest up to 600 m, occasionally to 1,000 m. It is also recorded from swamp-forest and secondary forest. It is very skulking, usually occurring in pairs, often in dense rattan thickets. Adults with recently fledged chicks have been seen at the end of September.

Forest destruction within its elevation range has been extensive in recent decades, and its populations must have suffered a commensurate decline.

Conservation Actions Underway
It occurs within the Dumoga-Bone National Park.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Protect areas of lowland forest within the species's range. Enforce restrictions on agricultural encroachment and logging within such protected areas. Generate density estimates to inform a revised population estimate for the species. Estimate population trends by calculating rates of forest loss within its range using satellite imagery and remote sensing techniques.

Text account compilers
Khwaja, N., Bird, J., Benstead, P.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rufous-throated Flycatcher Ficedula rufigula. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rufous-throated-flycatcher-ficedula-rufigula 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.