Current view: Data table and detailed info
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
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
medium |
Land-mass type |
continent
|
Average mass |
- |
Population justification: A survey-based population estimate has not been calculated for this species. The population size was inferred c.2000 to number 10,000-19,999 individuals, based on an assessment of known records, descriptions of abundance and range size, and recorded population density estimates for congeners. Due to political instability, no recent information is available. It is therefore suspected that the population size still falls into the band of 10,000-19,999 individuals, roughly equivalent to 6,667-13,333 mature individuals, and rounded here to 6,000-15,000 mature individuals.
Trend justification: Rates of forest loss are not as great as once feared and local inhabitants are also protecting their forest. Between 2009 and 2019, a 0.33% decrease in tree cover was reported throughout this species's range by Global Forest Watch (2020), equating to a loss of 0.37% over three generations (11.4 years [Bird et al. 2020]). While juniper woodland is thought to be a key component of this species’s habitat, it is not entirely dependent on forest cover, so it is assumed to be declining at a slower rate than forest loss, a rate <1% over three generations. In the absence of other known threats, the population is suspected to be stable.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Somali Thrush Turdus ludoviciae. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/somali-thrush-turdus-ludoviciae 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.