Tristram's Warbler (Curruca deserticola) - BirdLife species factsheet

Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	670,000 km²	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	4,640,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally common to fairly common (del Hoyo et al. 2006).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any current declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Non-breeding visitor
Algeria	extant	native
Libya	extant	native	yes
Mali	extant	native	yes
Mauritania	extant	native
Morocco	extant	native
Tunisia	extant	native	yes
Western Sahara	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Algeria	Belezma
Morocco	Parc National de Souss-Massa and Aglou
Morocco	Parc National de Toubkal
Morocco	Parc National du Haut Atlas Oriental
Morocco	Piste de Tagdilt
Tunisia	Bouhedma
Tunisia	Chaâmbi
Tunisia	Chott Djerid
Tunisia	Jbil
Tunisia	Sebkhet Sidi Mansour
Tunisia	Steppe de Gafsa

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Desert	Hot	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation	major	non-breeding
Shrubland	Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation	major	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Altitude	1000 - 2500 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/tristrams-warbler-curruca-deserticola 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.