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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
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2019	Least Concern
2016	Near Threatened	B1ab(iii)
2012	Near Threatened	B1ab(iii)
2008	Near Threatened	B1a+b(iii)
2004	Vulnerable
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Migratory status	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type	continent	Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	182,000 km2	medium
Number of locations	11-100	-
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	1000-10000 mature individuals	medium	suspected	2019
Population trend	unknown	poor	-	-
Generation length	3.3 years	-	-	-

Population justification: Although the population size of this species remains uncalculated, it has been suggested that it could be widespread in high altitude reserves of the Sichuan arc (B. Anderson in litt. 2016). The species has recently been discovered in areas outside of its previously known range (Rheindt 2004). Data from citizen science platforms have further expanded known occurrences of this species (eBird 2019). While previously estimated to have a population size of about 700 mature individuals, it is likely that this number is in fact much higher.

Trend justification: The population trend is unknown, but there do not appear to be imminent threats with the potential to be driving ongoing declines in the species.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
China (mainland)	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
China (mainland)	Heishuihe Nature Reserve (Dayi)
China (mainland)	Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Labahe Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Mengtun
China (mainland)	Wolong Nature Reserve
China (mainland)	Xiaohegou Nature Reserve

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Temperate	major	resident
Altitude	2500 - 2830 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Past, Likely to Return		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Past Impact
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Climate change & severe weather	Habitat shifting & alteration	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Human intrusions & disturbance	Recreational activities	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		No/Negligible Impact: 2
		Stresses Species disturbance
Natural system modifications	Fire & fire suppression - Increase in fire frequency/intensity	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sichuan Treecreeper Certhia tianquanensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sichuan-treecreeper-certhia-tianquanensis on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.