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| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 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 | Does not normally occur in forest |
| Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Distribution
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 3,770,000 | medium |
| Number of locations | - | |
| Fragmentation | - |
Population & trend
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of mature individuals | Unknown | not applicable | Not Applicable | 0 |
| Population trend | Stable | - | ||
| Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
| Largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
| Generation length (yrs) | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally common (Madge and Burn 1993). | ||||
| Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats. | ||||
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Extinct | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | Native | No | |||
| Burkina Faso | Native | No | |||
| Cameroon | Native | No | |||
| Côte d'Ivoire | Native | No | |||
| Central African Republic | Native | No | |||
| Chad | Native | No | |||
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Native | No | |||
| Ethiopia | Native | No | |||
| Gambia | Native | No | |||
| Ghana | Native | No | |||
| Guinea | Native | No | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | Native | No | |||
| Kenya | Native | No | |||
| Liberia | Native | No | |||
| Mali | Native | No | |||
| Mauritania | Native | No | |||
| Niger | Native | No | |||
| Nigeria | Native | No | |||
| Senegal | Native | No | |||
| Sierra Leone | Native | No | |||
| South Sudan | Native | No | |||
| Sudan | Native | No | |||
| Tanzania | Native | No | |||
| Togo | Native | No | |||
| Uganda | Native | No |
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory | IBA Name | IBA link |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | Lake Ahémé and Aho complex |  |
| Benin | Lake Nokoué | |
| Benin | Ouémé river basin | |
| Benin | Pendjari National Park | |
| Benin | W du Bénin National Park | |
| Burkina Faso | Arli - W - Singou complex | |
| Burkina Faso | Bérégadougou hill | |
| Burkina Faso | Diéfoula - Logoniégué forest | |
| Burkina Faso | Kaboré Tambi - Nazinga - Sissili complex | |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou forest | |
| Cameroon | Bénoué National Park | |
| Cameroon | Gashiga - Demsa | |
| Cameroon | Kalamaloué National Park | |
| Cameroon | Lake Maga | |
| Cameroon | Logone flood-plain | |
| Cameroon | Ngaoundaba Ranch | |
| Cameroon | Waza National Park | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Comoe National Park | |
| Central African Republic | André Félix National Park complex | |
| Central African Republic | Manovo - Gounda - St Floris National Park complex | |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Garamba National Park | |
| Gambia | Kiang West National Park | |
| Gambia | Prufu - Darsilami area | |
| Ghana | Gbele Resource Reserve | |
| Ghana | Mole National Park | |
| Guinea | Badiar | |
| Guinea | Chutes de la Sala | |
| Guinea | Gangan Foret Classe | |
| Guinea | Mafou | |
| Guinea | Nialama | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Dulombi | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Rio Mansôa and Gêba estuary | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Rio Tombali, Rio Cumbijã and Ilha de Melo | |
| Kenya | Busia grasslands | |
| Mali | Boucle du Baoulé | |
| Mali | Falaise de Bandiagara | |
| Mali | Sirakoroni - Tyènfala | |
| Niger | 'W' National Park | |
| Niger | Makalondi district | |
| Nigeria | Assop Falls and hills | |
| Nigeria | Chad Basin National Park: Chingurmi - Duguma Sector | |
| Nigeria | Falgore and Lame Burra Game Reserves | |
| Nigeria | Gashaka-Gumti National Park | |
| Nigeria | Hadejia-Nguru wetlands | |
| Nigeria | Kagoro - Nindam Forest Reserves | |
| Nigeria | Kamuku National Park | |
| Nigeria | Lower Kaduna - Middle Niger flood-plain | |
| Nigeria | Pandam Wildlife Park | |
| Nigeria | Sunvit Farm | |
| Nigeria | Yankari National Park | |
| Senegal | Delta du Saloum | |
| Senegal | Ferlo North | |
| Senegal | Ferlo South | |
| Senegal | La Petite Côte | |
| Senegal | Parc National du Niokolo-Koba | |
| Senegal | River Sénégal (Ntiagar to Richard-Toll) | |
| South Sudan | Ashana | |
| South Sudan | Bandingilo | |
| South Sudan | Imatong mountains | |
| South Sudan | Juba | |
| South Sudan | Kidepo | |
| South Sudan | Nimule | |
| South Sudan | Southern National Park | |
| South Sudan | Sudd (Bahr-el-Jebel system) | |
| Sudan | En Nahud | |
| Sudan | Lake Kundi | |
| Togo | Kéran National Park | |
| Togo | Oti Valley Faunal Reserve | |
| Uganda | Ajai Wildlife Reserve | |
| Uganda | Budongo Forest Reserve | |
| Uganda | Kidepo Valley National Park | |
| Uganda | Mount Otzi Forest Reserve | |
| Uganda | Murchison Falls National Park | |
| Uganda | Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George | |
| Uganda | Semliki National Park | |
| Uganda | Semliki reserves | |
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land | suitable | resident |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable Land | suitable | resident |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Pastureland | suitable | resident |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Rural Gardens | suitable | resident |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Urban Areas | suitable | resident |
| Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | major | resident |
| Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded | suitable | resident |
| Savanna | Dry | major | resident |
| Altitude | 0 - 0 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Ptilostomus afer. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/06/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/06/2013.
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
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| Key facts | |
|---|---|
| Current IUCN Red List category | Least Concern |
| Family | Corvidae (Crows and jays) |
| Species name author | (Linnaeus, 1766) |
| Population size | Unknown mature individuals |
| Population trend | Stable |
| Distribution size (breeding/resident) | 3,770,000 km2 |
| Country endemic? | No |
| Links to further information | |
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- Summary information on this species - Climate change species distributions | |
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