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Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Psilopogon flavifrons (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Megalaima.

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
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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/Least Concern
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) 26,300 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 3.86 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be generally common (del Hoyo et al. 2002). This species is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 4.4% 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
Sri Lanka extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Sri Lanka Agrapatana-Bopaththalawa
Sri Lanka Amanawala
Sri Lanka Ayagama
Sri Lanka Bambarabotuwa
Sri Lanka Beraliya-Akurassa
Sri Lanka Beraliya-Kudagala
Sri Lanka Delgoda / Kudumiriya / Kobahadukanda
Sri Lanka Dellawa / Diyadawa
Sri Lanka Delmella
Sri Lanka Delwela / Panilkanda / Walankanda
Sri Lanka Dotalugala / Rassagala
Sri Lanka Gilimale-Eratna
Sri Lanka Hakgala / Meepilimana
Sri Lanka Haycock / Habarakada
Sri Lanka Horton plains / Ohiya / Pattipola-Ambewela
Sri Lanka Kalugala
Sri Lanka Kandapola-Seethaeliya / Pedro
Sri Lanka Karawita
Sri Lanka Kithulgala
Sri Lanka Knuckles Range (Knuckles IBA)
Sri Lanka Kombala-Kottawa
Sri Lanka Labugama
Sri Lanka Malambure
Sri Lanka Morapitiya-Runakanda
Sri Lanka Morningside and Handapan Ella Plains (Sinharaja IBA)
Sri Lanka Mulatiyana
Sri Lanka Nakiyadeniya / Kanneliya / Dediyagala
Sri Lanka Namunukula
Sri Lanka Neugalkanda
Sri Lanka Nuwara Eliya
Sri Lanka Peak Wilderness Sanctuary
Sri Lanka Rammalkanda
Sri Lanka Tangamalai
Sri Lanka Udawattakele
Sri Lanka Waratalgoda
Sri Lanka Yagirala

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Wetlands (inland) Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) suitable resident
Altitude 0 - 2000 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Yellow-fronted Barbet Psilopogon flavifrons. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/yellow-fronted-barbet-psilopogon-flavifrons on 25/12/2024.
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 25/12/2024.