IUCN Red List Criteria
| Near Threatened (criteria nearly met) |
A2c+3c+4c |
IUCN Red List history
| Year |
Category |
| 2012 |
Near Threatened |
| 2008 |
Vulnerable |
| 2004 |
Vulnerable |
| 2000 |
Vulnerable |
| 1996 |
Vulnerable |
| 1994 |
Vulnerable |
| 1988 |
Not Recognised |
Species attributes
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
High |
| Land mass type |
continent
|
Average mass |
- |
Distribution
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) |
339,000 |
medium |
| Number of locations |
11-100 |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
- |
Population & trend
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
Derivation |
Year of estimate |
| No. of mature individuals |
10000-19999 |
poor |
Estimated |
2000 |
| Population trend |
Decreasing |
medium |
|
- |
| Number of subpopulations |
2-100 |
- |
- |
- |
| Largest subpopulation |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Generation length (yrs) |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Population justification: The population size is preliminarily estimated to fall into the band 10,000-19,999 mature individuals. |
|
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in moderately rapid decline, owing to the clearance of forest in the species's range primarily for commercial timber extraction and subsistence agriculture. The rate of decline is not thought to be more severe because the species shows some tolerance of modified habitats. |
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory |
Occurrence status |
Extinct |
Breeding |
Non-breeding |
Passage |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Native |
No |
|
|
|
| Ghana |
Native |
No |
|
|
|
| Guinea |
Native |
No |
|
|
|
| Liberia |
Native |
No |
|
|
|
| Sierra Leone |
Native |
No |
|
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Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory |
IBA Name |
IBA link |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Bossematie Forest Reserve |
 |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Mabi Forest reserve |
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve |
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Tai National Park and Nzo Faunal Reserve |
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Yapo and Mambo Forest Reserves |
|
| Ghana |
Ankasa Resource Reserve - Nini-Sushien National Park |
|
| Ghana |
Atewa Range Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Bia National Park and Resource Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Boin River Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Bura River Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Cape Three Points Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Dadieso Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Draw River Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Ebi River Shelterbelt Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Fure River Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Jema-Asemkrom Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Kakum National Park - Assin Attandaso Resource Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Mamiri Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Mount Afadjato - Agumatsa Range forest |
|
| Ghana |
Nsuensa Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Pra-Sushien Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Subri River Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Tano-Anwia Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Tano-Ehuro Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Tano-Nimiri Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Tano-Offin Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Yoyo River Forest Reserve |
|
| Guinea |
Diécké |
|
| Guinea |
Monts Nimba (part of Mount Nimba transboundary AZE) |
|
| Liberia |
Cestos - Senkwen |
|
| Liberia |
Grebo |
|
| Liberia |
Nimba mountains (part of Mount Nimba transboundary AZE) |
|
| Liberia |
Sapo National Park |
|
| Liberia |
Wologizi mountains |
|
| Liberia |
Wonegizi mountains |
|
| Liberia |
Zwedru |
|
| Sierra Leone |
Gola Forest Reserve |
|
| Sierra Leone |
Kambui Hills Forest Reserve |
|
| Sierra Leone |
Kangari Hills Non-hunting Forest Reserve |
|
| Sierra Leone |
Western Area Peninsula Non-hunting Forest Reserve |
|
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) |
Habitat (level 2) |
Importance |
Occurrence |
| Forest |
Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland |
major |
resident |
| Forest |
Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane |
suitable |
resident |
|
Altitude
|
0 - 1400 m
|
Occasional altitudinal limits
|
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Threats & impact
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Residential & commercial development |
Commercial & industrial areas |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Residential & commercial development |
Housing & urban areas |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Annual & perennial non-timber crops / Small-holder farming |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Rapid Declines |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources / Unintentional effects: (large scale) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Rapid Declines |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Bleda eximius. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2013.
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.
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