(Sylvia abyssinica) - BirdLife species factsheet

Sylvia abyssinica

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
Dowsett, R. J.; Forbes-Watson, A. D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press, Li

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Not Recognised
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	unset	Forest dependency	unset
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend		-	-	-

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Angola	extant	native	yes
Burundi	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Equatorial Guinea	extant	native	yes
Ethiopia	extant	native	yes
Kenya	extant	native	yes
Malawi	extant	native	yes
Mozambique	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Rwanda	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Calandula (Quedas de Calandula)
Angola	Mount Moco
Burundi	Bururi Forest Nature Reserve
Burundi	Kibira National Park
Cameroon	Bali-Ngemba Forest Reserve
Cameroon	Mbi Crater Faunal Reserve - Mbingo forest
Cameroon	Mount Cameroon and Mokoko-Onge
Cameroon	Mount Mbam
Cameroon	Mount Oku
Cameroon	Njinsing - Tabenken
Cameroon	Tchabal-Mbabo
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Forests west of Lake Edward
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Itombwe Mountains
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Marungu highlands
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Mount Kabobo
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Virunga National Park
Ethiopia	Awi Zone
Ethiopia	Bale Mountains National Park
Ethiopia	Borana-Saynt (Denkoro Forest)
Ethiopia	Chilimo-Gaji forest
Ethiopia	Jibat forest
Ethiopia	Menagesha State Forest
Ethiopia	Metu - Gore - Tepi forests
Ethiopia	Simien Mountains National Park
Ethiopia	Tiro Boter - Becho forest
Kenya	Aberdare Mountains
Kenya	Cherangani Hills
Kenya	Kikuyu Escarpment forest
Kenya	Mau forest complex
Kenya	Mount Elgon (Kenya)
Kenya	Mount Kenya
Malawi	Mangochi Mountain Forest Reserve
Malawi	Namizimu Forest Reserve
Malawi	Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Malawi	South Viphya Forest Reserve
Malawi	Uzumara Forest Reserve
Nigeria	Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria	Ngel-Nyaki Forest Reserve
Rwanda	Cyamudongo forest
Rwanda	Nyungwe National Park
South Sudan	Imatong mountains
South Sudan	Kidepo
Tanzania	Arusha National Park and vicinity
Tanzania	Lake Manyara
Tanzania	Livingstone Mountains forests
Tanzania	Loazi-Kalambo Forest Reserves and surrounding area
Tanzania	Mahali Mountain National Park
Tanzania	Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania	Mount Rungwe
Tanzania	Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania	Njombe forests
Tanzania	North Pare Mountains
Tanzania	Rubeho Mountains
Tanzania	South Pare Mountains
Tanzania	Udzungwa Mountains
Tanzania	Udzungwa National Park
Tanzania	Ukaguru Mountains
Tanzania	Uluguru Mountains
Tanzania	Umalila Mountains
Tanzania	Uvidunda Mountains
Tanzania	West Usambara Mountains
Uganda	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda	Echuya Forest Reserve
Uganda	Kibale National Park
Uganda	Kidepo Valley National Park
Uganda	Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Uganda	Mount Elgon National Park
Uganda	Mount Moroto Forest Reserve
Uganda	Ruwenzori (Rwenzori) Mountains National Park
Zambia	Nyika National Park (Zambia)

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sylvia abyssinica. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sylvia-abyssinica on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.