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Taxonomic note
Erythropitta erythrogaster, Erythropitta inspeculata, Erythropitta caeruleitorques, Erythropitta palliceps, Erythropitta celebensis, Erythropitta rufiventris, Erythropitta rubrinucha, Erythropitta macklotii, Erythropitta meeki, Erythropitta gazellae, Erythropitta splendida and Erythropitta novaehibernicae (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as Pitta erythrogaster following Christidis & Boles (2008) and Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).

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
-	D	D1

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Endangered	D
2012	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	67 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	890 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	50-249 mature individuals	poor	inferred	2002
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.2 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	3	-	-	-

Population justification: A preliminary population estimate, based on an assessment of known records, descriptions of abundance, EOO (of which only a proportion is likely to be occupied), and recorded population density estimates for congeners, is 95-1,020 individuals. It is therefore best placed precautionarily in the band 50-249 mature individuals until a more accurate population estimate is available.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to small-scale clearance of suitable habitat on Siau and Tagulandang, but there is no information available to assess the rate of this decline.

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

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(max) 2100 m

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem conversion

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Siau Pitta Erythropitta palliceps. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/siau-pitta-erythropitta-palliceps on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.