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Van Dam's Vanga Xenopirostris damii



Family: Vangidae (Vangas and allies)

Authority: Schlegel, 1866

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Endangered owing to its very small range (being currently known from only two confirmed sites). The habitat at both sites is under great pressure, especially from fire.



Population size: 1500-7000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 28,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Van Dam's Vanga Xenopirostris damii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/van-dams-vanga-xenopirostris-damii 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.