Justification This species is classified as Near Threatened because ongoing deforestation, which is likely to be increasing in intensity, is thought to be causing it to undergo a moderately rapid population reduction.

Family/Sub-family Rhipiduridae

Species name author (Ramsay, 1879)

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

Population estimate

Population trend

Range estimate (breeding/resident)

Country endemic?

unknown

decreasing

-

No

Range & population Rhipidura cockerelli occurs on Bougainville in Papua New Guinea and most of the Solomon Islands where it occurs at low population densities ^1,2,3,4,5,6.

Ecology: It occurs in primary and old-growth secondary forest to about 1,000 m.

Threats Most of the lowland forests across the Solomons have been logged or are threatened with logging and this species would be threatened by any increase in the rate of deforestation.

Conservation measures underway None is known.

Conservation measures proposed Conduct surveys to determine population trends. Determine habitat requirements and susceptibility to logging. Ascertain the area of forest and rates of clearance across the islands within its range. Ensure protection of significant areas of lowland forest on each of the islands where it occurs.

References 1. Blaber (1990). 2. Buckingham et al. (1995). 3. G. Dutson pers. obs. (1997-1998). 4. Hornbuckle (1999). 5. Schodde (1977). 6. Webb (1992).

Text account compilers Guy Dutson (Birds Australia), Simon Mahood (BirdLife International), Andrew O'Brien (BirdLife International)

IUCN Red List evaluators Stuart Butchart (BirdLife International), Simon Mahood (BirdLife International)

Recommended citation BirdLife International (2009) Species factsheet: Rhipidura cockerelli. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 9/2/2010

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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