LC
Timor Warbling-flycatcher Eumyias hyacinthinus



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Previously listed as Cyornis hyacinthinus (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) but unpublished genetic data (Frank Rheindt in litt. via WGAC) clearly place all Cyornis east of Wallace’s Line within Eumyias. To prevent the common names ‘jungle-flycatcher’ or ‘blue-flycatcher’ being applied to species in two different genera, these species are given the common name ‘warbling-flycatcher’. Sometimes placed in genus Niltava. Population on Roti (off SW Timor) probably belongs to nominate subspecies (Eaton et al. 2016). Two subspecies recognized.

Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2022. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip.

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 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 medium
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 61,600 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 3.16 years - - -

Population justification: The population size is unknown, but the species is described as widespread and uncommon on Timor and unknown status on Wetar (del Hoyo et al. 2006). This species is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 3.6% within its mapped range over the past 10 years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Therefore, as a precautionary measure, it is tentatively suspected that this loss of cover may have led to a decline of between 1-19% in the species' population size over the same time frame.

Trend justification:   .


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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Indonesia Bipolo
Indonesia Buat - Soe
Indonesia Camplong
Indonesia Gunung Mutis
Indonesia Gunung Timau
Indonesia Kateri - Maubesi
Indonesia Manipo
Indonesia Oenasi
Timor-Leste Fatumasin
Timor-Leste Lore
Timor-Leste Monte Mak Fahik - Sarim
Timor-Leste Monte Tatamailau
Timor-Leste Mount Paitchau and Lake Iralalaro
Timor-Leste Sungai Klere
Timor-Leste Tilomar

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Moist suitable resident
Altitude   Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Timor Warbling-flycatcher Eumyias hyacinthinus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/timor-warbling-flycatcher-eumyias-hyacinthinus 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.