LC
White-throated Tit Aegithalos niveogularis



Taxonomy

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.

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/Near Threatened
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) 323,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 2.53 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be uncommon to locally common in India and rare and local in Nepal and Pakistan (Harrap and Quinn 1996). This species is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 0.4% 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
India extant native yes
Nepal extant native yes
Pakistan extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
India Askot Wildlife Sanctuary and Goriganga Basin
India Govind National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, Sandra, Kotinad and Singtur ranges (Tons forest division)
India Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary and surrounding Reserve Forests
India Khirganga National Park
India Lambri Forest (Banjar Forest Division)
India Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
India Rupi Bhaba Wildlife Sanctuary
Nepal Annapurna Conservation Area
Nepal Rara National Park
Nepal Shey-Phoksundo National Park
Pakistan Palas valley

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude major resident
Altitude 1700 - 3700 m Occasional altitudinal limits 1800 - 3965 m

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