| 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Near Threatened Justification This poorly known species is likely to have a moderately small population which is probably declining owing to habitat degradation. Were the larger islands within its range to become the focus for large-scale logging and development it might require uplisting.
Family/Sub-family Paradisaeidae Species name author Salvin & Godman, 1883 Taxonomic source(s) Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993) Identification
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Population estimate | Population trend | Range estimate (breeding/resident) | Country endemic? |
| decreasing | - | Yes |
Range & population Paradisaea decora is restricted to Fergusson (1,340 km2) and Normanby (1,040 km2) in the D'Entrecasteaux archipelago of east Papua New Guinea. It is fairly common and despite some observations to the contrary4.
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Ecology: It occurs in forest between 300 m and at least 700 m. It appears to inhabit secondary regrowth and forest edge, suggesting some tolerance of logging1,2.
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Threats Although there are no imminent plans for large-scale logging on these islands, both have been targeted by multi-national logging companies and there is a proposal to convert large areas of Normanby to cash crops3,5.
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| Conservation measures underway CITES Appendix II.
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| Conservation measures proposed Regularly monitor the population at selected sites. Further research its tolerance of degraded forest. Protect significant areas of remaining primary forest. Lobby against large-scale development of forested areas on the islands where it occurs.
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References 1. Coates (1990). 2. Frith and Beehler (1998). 3. Ingram (1994). 4. LeCroy et al. (1984). 5. Loney (1996).
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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: Paradisaea decora. 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. To provide new information to update this factsheet or to correct any errors, please email BirdLife To contribute to discussions on the evaluation of the IUCN Red List status of Globally Threatened Birds, please visit BirdLife's Globally Threatened Bird Forums |
