White-cheeked Tit (Aegithalos leucogenys) - BirdLife species factsheet

White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Taxonomic source(s)
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.
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
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	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	338,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.2 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common in Afghanistan, locally common in Pakistan and scarce or even rare in Kashmir (Harrap and Quinn 1996).

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

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Afghanistan	extant	native	yes
India	extant	native
Pakistan	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Afghanistan	Pech and Waygal valleys
Afghanistan	Safed Koh
India	Great Himalayan National Park
India	Kanawar Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Khirganga National Park
India	Lambri Forest (Banjar Forest Division)
India	Magu Thingbu
India	Rupi Bhaba Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Tirthan Wildlife Sanctuary
Pakistan	Juniper Wildlife Sanctuary Zialat
Pakistan	Machiara National Park
Pakistan	Naran Reserved Forest to Saif-ul-Maluk lake
Pakistan	Palas valley

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Altitude	1500 - 3660 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(min) 450 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-cheeked Tit Aegithalos leucogenys. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-cheeked-tit-aegithalos-leucogenys 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.