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Zosterops abyssinicus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
Dowsett, R. J.; Forbes-Watson, A. D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press, Li
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Not Recognised
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	unset	Forest dependency	unset
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend		-	-	-

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Djibouti	extant	native	yes
Eritrea	extant	native	yes
Ethiopia	extant	native	yes
Kenya	extant	native	yes
Oman	extant	native	yes
Saudi Arabia	extant	native	yes
Somalia	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Yemen	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Djibouti	Forêt de Day
Djibouti	Mabla
Eritrea	Asmara escarpment
Eritrea	Ghinda
Eritrea	Semenawi Bahri
Ethiopia	Arero forest
Ethiopia	Awash National Park
Ethiopia	Bogol Manyo - Dolo
Ethiopia	Dawa - Wachile
Ethiopia	Genale river
Ethiopia	Mankubsa - Welenso forest
Ethiopia	Omo National Park
Ethiopia	Yabello Sanctuary
Kenya	Amboseli National Park
Kenya	Lake Baringo
Kenya	Meru National Park
Kenya	Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves
Kenya	Shaba National Reserve
Kenya	Tsavo East National Park
Kenya	Tsavo West National Park
Somalia	Balcad Nature Reserve
Somalia	Boorama plains
Somalia	Daalo
Somalia	Far Waamo
Somalia	Gacan Libaax
Somalia	Jowhar - Warshiikh
Somalia	Laag Badaana
Somalia	Xawaadley reservoir
Tanzania	Lake Balangida Lelu
Tanzania	Lake Manyara
Tanzania	Lake Natron and Engaruka basin
Tanzania	Longido Game Controlled Area
Tanzania	Mkomazi National Park
Tanzania	Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania	Nyumba ya Mungu reservoir
Tanzania	Tarangire National Park
Yemen	Hawf deciduous cloud forest
Yemen	Jabal Bura
Yemen	Jabal Iraf
Yemen	Ta'izz wadis

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Zosterops abyssinicus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/zosterops-abyssinicus on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.