LC
Small Vivid Niltava Niltava vivida



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Niltava vivida and N. oatesi (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as N. vivida following Sibley and 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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2024 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Not Recognised
2008 Not Recognised
2004 Not Recognised
2000 Not Recognised
1994 Not Recognised
1988 Not Recognised
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency high
Land-mass type Average mass 33 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 20,400 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 1,020,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 20000-49999 mature individuals medium estimated 2009
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 2.79 years - - -

Population justification: The population has been estimated at c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs or 20,000-200,000 mature individuals (Brazil 2009); it is precautionarily placed in the band 20,000-49,999 mature individuals. This species is considered to have a high dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 0.6% within its mapped range over the past 10 years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). The population trend is therefore considered stable.

Trend justification:   .


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Taiwan, China extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Altitude 15 - 3270 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Small Vivid Niltava Niltava vivida. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/small-vivid-niltava-niltava-vivida on 30/11/2024.
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 30/11/2024.