LC
Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions 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
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 does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass 56 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 1,230,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 3.59 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally common (Short and Horne 2001). The population is suspected to be in decline owing to loss of suitable nesting and roosting trees (del Hoyo et al. 2002).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to loss of suitable nesting and roosting trees (del Hoyo et al. 2002).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the extant native yes
Malawi extant native yes
Mozambique extant native yes
Tanzania extant native yes
Zambia extant native yes
Zimbabwe extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Malawi Dzalanyama Forest Reserve
Malawi Kasungu National Park
Malawi Liwonde Hills Forest Reserve
Malawi Mangochi Mountain Forest Reserve
Malawi Mtangatanga and Perekezi Forest Reserves
Malawi Namizimu Forest Reserve
Malawi Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
Malawi Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Malawi South Viphya Forest Reserve
Mozambique Chimanimani Mountains (Mozambique)
Tanzania Loazi-Kalambo Forest Reserves and surrounding area
Tanzania Udzungwa Mountains
Zambia Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
Zambia Kalungwishi
Zambia Kasanka National Park
Zambia Lusenga Plain National Park
Zambia Mutinondo Wilderness
Zambia Shiwa Ng'andu
Zimbabwe Chizarira National Park
Zimbabwe Nyanga mountains
Zimbabwe Robert McIlwaine Recreational Park

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable resident
Savanna Dry major resident
Altitude 750 - 2500 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/whytes-barbet-stactolaema-whytii 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.