Sunda Blue Robin (Myiomela diana) - BirdLife species factsheet

Sunda Blue Robin Myiomela diana

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Myiomela diana (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Cinclidium following 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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Least Concern
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	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	351,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.8 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as scarce in Sumatra and uncommon on Java (del Hoyo et al. 2005).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction.

Country/territory distribution

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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Indonesia	Gunung Ceremai
Indonesia	Gunung Dempo
Indonesia	Gunung Gede - Pangrango
Indonesia	Gunung Halimun
Indonesia	Gunung Leuser
Indonesia	Gunung Papandayan-Kamojang
Indonesia	Gunung Salak
Indonesia	Hutan Raya Bukit Barisan
Indonesia	Kerinci Seblat
Indonesia	Pegunungan Dieng
Indonesia	Telaga Warna-Cibulao

Habitats & altitude

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sunda Blue Robin Myiomela diana. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sunda-blue-robin-myiomela-diana on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.