Rusty-fronted Barwing (Actinodura egertoni) - BirdLife species factsheet

Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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
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/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	36 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	960,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	5.5 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as rare and local in central Nepal, frequent in Bhutan and locally fairly common in India (del Hoyo et al. 2007).

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

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Bhutan	extant	native	yes
China (mainland)	extant	native	yes
India	extant	native	yes
Myanmar	extant	native	yes
Nepal	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

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

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	resident
Altitude	600 - 2600 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(min) 300 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rusty-fronted-barwing-actinodura-egertoni 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.