IUCN Red List Criteria
| Critically Endangered |
|
| Endangered |
|
| Vulnerable |
A2cd+3cd+4cd |
IUCN Red List history
| Year |
Category |
| 2012 |
Vulnerable |
| 2008 |
Near Threatened |
| 2004 |
Near Threatened |
| 2000 |
Lower Risk/Near Threatened |
| 1994 |
Lower Risk/Near Threatened |
| 1988 |
Lower Risk/Least Concern |
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) |
477,000 |
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 |
Decreasing |
|
|
- |
| Number of subpopulations |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Largest subpopulation |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Generation length (yrs) |
19 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Population justification: The population size of this species has not been quantified. |
|
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in rapid decline owing to the destruction and degradation of its habitats and unsustainable hunting pressure. |
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 |
|
|
|
| Togo |
Native |
No |
|
|
|
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory |
IBA Name |
IBA link |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Azagny National Park |
 |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Bossematie Forest Reserve |
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Comoe National Park |
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Gueoule and Glo Mountain Forest Reserves |
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Marahoue National Park |
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Mopri Forest Reserve |
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Peko Mountain National Park |
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Sangbe Mountain National Park |
|
| 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 |
Bia National Park and Resource Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Draw River Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Kakum National Park - Assin Attandaso Resource Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Nsuensa Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Pra-Sushien Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Subri River Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Tano-Ehuro Forest Reserve |
|
| Ghana |
Tano-Nimiri Forest Reserve |
|
| Guinea |
Massif du Ziama |
|
| Liberia |
Cestos - Senkwen |
|
| Liberia |
Grebo |
|
| Liberia |
Lofa-Gola-Mano Complex |
|
| 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 |
Kangari Hills Non-hunting Forest Reserve |
|
| Sierra Leone |
Loma Mountains Non-hunting Forest Reserve |
|
| Uganda |
Budongo Forest Reserve |
|
| Uganda |
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park |
|
| Uganda |
Kibale National Park |
|
| Uganda |
Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George |
|
| Uganda |
Semliki National Park |
|
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) |
Habitat (level 2) |
Importance |
Occurrence |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
Plantations |
marginal |
resident |
| Forest |
Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland |
major |
resident |
| Forest |
Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane |
major |
resident |
|
Altitude
|
0 - 4054 m
|
Occasional altitudinal limits
|
|
Threats & impact
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Annual & perennial non-timber crops / Small-holder farming |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
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%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources / Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals / Intentional use (species is the target) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species mortality |
|
Utilisation
| Purpose |
Primary form used |
Life stage used |
Source |
Scale |
Level |
Timing |
| Food (human) |
Whole |
Adults and juveniles |
Wild |
Subsistence, National |
Non-trivial |
Recent |
| Pets |
Whole |
Adults and juveniles |
Wild |
International |
Non-trivial |
Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Bycanistes cylindricus. 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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