Data Zone
Justification of Red List category
This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Population justification
The population has been estimated at <10,000 breeding pairs (Brazil 2009), or <20,000 mature individuals. It is therefore placed in the band 10,000-19,999 mature individuals.
Trend justification
The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and degradation.
Turdus niveiceps is restricted to montane regions of Taiwan.
Text account compilers
Butchart, S., Ekstrom, J. & Khwaja, N.
Contributors
Dutson, G.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Taiwan Thrush Turdus niveiceps. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/taiwan-thrush-turdus-niveiceps on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.