Rwenzori Turaco (Gallirex johnstoni) - BirdLife species factsheet

Rwenzori Turaco Gallirex johnstoni

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Gallirex johnstoni (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Ruwenzorornis.

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	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	240 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	56,500 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.3 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be fairly common (del Hoyo et al. 1997).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Burundi	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Rwanda	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Burundi	Kibira National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Forests west of Lake Edward
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Itombwe Mountains
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Mount Kabobo
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Virunga National Park
Rwanda	Cyamudongo forest
Rwanda	Nyungwe National Park
Rwanda	Volcans National Park
Uganda	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda	Echuya Forest Reserve
Uganda	Kibale National Park
Uganda	Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Uganda	Ruwenzori (Rwenzori) Mountains National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	2000 - 3600 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rwenzori Turaco Gallirex johnstoni. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rwenzori-turaco-gallirex-johnstoni 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.