Woodhouse's Antpecker (Parmoptila woodhousei)

Woodhouse's Antpecker Parmoptila woodhousei

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
-	-	-

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	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	9 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,320,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be uncommon to scarce (Fry and Keith 2004).

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	Breeding visitor
Angola	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Congo	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Equatorial Guinea	extant	native	yes
Gabon	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Luachimo River (Chitato)
Cameroon	Bakossi mountains
Cameroon	Banyang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary
Cameroon	Boumba - Bek
Cameroon	Campo Ma'an complex
Cameroon	Dja Faunal Reserve
Cameroon	Korup National Park
Cameroon	Lobéké National Park
Cameroon	Mbam Minkom - Kala
Cameroon	Mont Manengouba
Cameroon	Mont Nlonako
Cameroon	Mount Cameroon and Mokoko-Onge
Cameroon	Mount Kupe
Cameroon	Mount Rata and Rumpi Hills Forest Reserve
Cameroon	Nki
Cameroon	Santchou Faunal Reserve
Cameroon	Yabassi
Central African Republic	Bangui
Central African Republic	Dzanga-Ndoki National Park
Central African Republic	Zémongo Faunal Reserve
Congo	Dimonika Biosphere Reserve
Congo	Lake Télé Community Reserve
Congo	Lower Kouilou basin
Congo	Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park complex
Congo	Odzala National Park complex
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Luki Forest Reserve
Equatorial Guinea	Monte Alen National Park
Gabon	Gamba Protected Areas Complex
Gabon	Ipassa Strict Nature Reserve
Gabon	Lopé Faunal Reserve
Gabon	Minkébé Forest Reserve
Nigeria	Afi River Forest Reserve
Nigeria	Biseni forests
Nigeria	Cross River National Park (Oban Division)
Nigeria	Okomu National Park
Nigeria	Omo Forest Reserve
Tanzania	Minziro Forest Reserve
Uganda	Budongo Forest Reserve
Uganda	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda	Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve
Uganda	Kibale National Park
Uganda	Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George
Uganda	Semliki National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Woodhouse's Antpecker Parmoptila woodhousei. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/woodhouses-antpecker-parmoptila-woodhousei on 26/11/2024.
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 26/11/2024.