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Justification of Red List category
This species has a large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (extent of occurrence <20,000 km² combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend is suspected to be stable, thus does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is not quantified, but is suspected of being relatively large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population justification
The population size of this species has not been quantified and such an effort is greatly hampered by its elusive behaviour and imperfectly known distribution. However, there is a very large amount of suitable habitat within its mapped range and at some sites subject to intensive survey effort (including mist-netting), it has proven locally common (Freeman and Freeman 2014, Beehler and Pratt 2016, Marki et al. 2016).

Trend justification
There are no direct population trends for this species. Its range encompasses some of the most remote regions of New Guinea and, according to remote sensing data (Global Forest Watch 2022, using data and methods from Hansen et al. [2013]) forest loss in its range is minimal (<1% in the three generations to 2021). In the absence of other known threats, its population is therefore suspected to be stable.

Loboparadisea sericea is patchily distributed along the Central Ranges of New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea). It is locally common, for instance in primary montane forest at 1,400-2,000 m on Crater Mountain (Beehler and Pratt 2016), but often uncommon or absent from seemingly appropriate habitats for unknown reasons. However, it may be overlooked because of its unobtrusive habits and rugged, rarely visited habitat.

It inhabits primary montane forest, only rarely visiting secondary habitats. It appears to chiefly occur at 600-2,000 m, mostly above 1,200 m (Frith and Beehler 1998, Beehler and Pratt 2016) but was recently reported at 2,700 m (Marki et al. 2016) suggesting that this highly elusive species may inhabit a wider range of elevations than previously supposed.

Although locally threatened in sites such as the Ok Tedi Mine (P. Gregory in litt. 1994), the majority of its range is safe from logging and large-scale habitat degradation (K. D. Bishop in litt. 1994, Frith and Beehler 1998) and recent remote sensing data (Global Forest Watch 2022, based on data from Hansen et al. [2013] and methods disclosed therein) indicate forest loss in this species' mapped range in the three generations to 2021 was minimal (<1%).

Conservation Actions Underway
CITES Appendix II. Otherwise none is known.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Monitor populations at known sites. Study its ecology to attempt to determine the reasons for its absence from areas of seemingly suitable habitat. Protect primary forest at suitable altitudes in areas where it is known to occur.

Text account compilers
Berryman, A.

Contributors
Bishop, K.D., Gregory, P. & Mack, A.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Yellow-breasted Satinbird Loboparadisea sericea. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/yellow-breasted-satinbird-loboparadisea-sericea on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.