Family/Sub-family Eupetidae

Species name author (Rothschild & Hartert, 1911)

Taxonomic source(s) Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)

Identification

Population estimate

Population trend

Range estimate (breeding/resident)

Country endemic?

unknown

unset

22,200 km²

No

Range & population Androphobus viridis is a poorly-known species known from only five sites on New Guinea (Papua, formerly Irian Jaya, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea). It was collected at, but there have been no recent records from, Mt Goliath, the Lake Habbema/Ibele River region and the Weyland Mountains (all in the Snow Mountains)¹. There are a series of recent sightings at Ambua, near Tari^3,4, in Wapoga in Papua⁵ and a distinctive and unknown song recorded in the Star Mountains in 1992 may have been this species². As the Snow Mountains and the intervening range is little visited, it may occur more widely. Although it appears to occur at low population densities, it is secretive and likely to be overlooked unless singing⁵.

Ecology: Records are from montane forest at 1,400-2,700 m.

Threats The montane forest from which it is known is unlikely to be threatened by extensive logging.

Conservation measures underway None is known.

Conservation measures proposed Search areas where the species has been recently reported as well as historical sites and other areas of potentially suitable habitat. Study its voice, ecological requirements and threats.

References 1. Beehler et al. (1986). 2. K. D. Bishop in litt. (1994). 3. Eastwood and Gregory (1995a). 4. P. Gregory in litt. (1999). 5. Mack and Alonso (2000).

Further web sources of information

Fully detailed species accounts from the Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book (BirdLife International 2001), together with new information collated since the publication of the Red Data Book

Text account compilers Phil Benstead (BirdLife International), Sue Shutes (BirdLife International), Andy Symes (BirdLife International)

Contributors K. David Bishop (VENT Bird Tours), Phil Gregory (Fieldguides Incorporated)

IUCN Red List evaluators Phil Benstead (BirdLife International), Jeremy Bird (BirdLife International), Stuart Butchart (BirdLife International), Alison Stattersfield (BirdLife International)

Recommended citation BirdLife International (2009) Species factsheet: Androphobus viridis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/2/2010

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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