• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Distribution map
• Reference and further resources

Taxonomic note

Sterrhoptilus capitalis (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Stachyris capitalis.

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.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	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	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	15 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	158,000 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.7 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as generally uncommon (del Hoyo et al. 2007).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation.

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

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Philippines	Basilan Natural Biotic Area
Philippines	Bislig
Philippines	Lake Lanao
Philippines	Mount Agtuuganon and Mount Pasian
Philippines	Mount Apo
Philippines	Mount Busa-Kiamba
Philippines	Mount Hilong-hilong
Philippines	Mount Kaluayan - Mount Kinabalian Complex
Philippines	Mount Kambinlio and Mount Redondo
Philippines	Mount Kampalili-Puting Bato
Philippines	Mount Latian complex
Philippines	Mount Malindang
Philippines	Mount Matutum
Philippines	Munai / Tambo

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1100 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rusty-crowned Babbler Sterrhoptilus capitalis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rusty-crowned-babbler-sterrhoptilus-capitalis 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.