Garrulax sukatschewi

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AVES	PASSERIFORMES	TIMALIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Garrulax sukatschewi

Species Authority:

(Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891)

Common Name/s:

English

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Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush, Sukatschev's Laughingthrush

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable C2a(i) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s:

Butchart, S., Chan, S., Crosby, M., Gilroy, J.

Justification:
This poorly known laughingthrush has a small and severely fragmented population which is declining through the destruction and conversion of its temperate forest habitat. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable.

History:

2004	–	Vulnerable
2000	–	Vulnerable
1996	–	Vulnerable
1994	–	Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Garrulax sukatschewi occupies a restricted range in the Min Shan mountains in southern Gansu province and adjacent parts of north-central Sichuan province, south-west China. Records indicate that it may occur at moderate densities in suitable habitat, but its localised distribution and the small number of localities from which it is known suggest that it could have a small population, which is likely to be declining given the threats to its habitat.
Countries:	Native: China
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Population [top]

Population:	Population estimate based on detailed analysis in BirdLife International (2001) who concluded that this species may have 'a small total population' i.e. <10,000 individuals.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Its habitats and altitudinal range are poorly known. It has been recorded from a variety of temperate zone forest-types, including mixed, evergreen and broadleaved, usually where there is undergrowth of bamboo and scrub. Most records are from c.2,000-3,500 m. It feeds on the ground where it forages amongst moss and leaf-litter for invertebrates, seeds and berries.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The main threat is likely to be the loss and fragmentation of forest. Forest cover has declined rapidly in Sichuan since the late 1960s, through exploitation for timber and clearance for cultivation and pasture, and it is assumed that substantial areas of temperate forest have been lost.

Major Threat(s):

The main threat is likely to be the loss and fragmentation of forest. Forest cover has declined rapidly in Sichuan since the late 1960s, through exploitation for timber and clearance for cultivation and pasture, and it is assumed that substantial areas of temperate forest have been lost.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Conservation Actions Underway A number of protected areas established for giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca contain suitable habitat, but the species's distribution and abundance in these is poorly known. It has been recorded from Jiuzhaigou, Wanglang and Baihe Nature Reserves (Sichuan). Conservation Actions Proposed Survey protected areas in or near to its known range. Research its habitat requirements, altitudinal range and population status. Ensure protection of occupied areas and link these, where possible, to any newly discovered populations. Support recommendations to control logging and fire and restore damaged giant panda habitat where this would benefit this species and other endemic temperate forest bird species. Control tourism in Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve. List it as a nationally protected species in China.

Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions Underway
A number of protected areas established for giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca contain suitable habitat, but the species's distribution and abundance in these is poorly known. It has been recorded from Jiuzhaigou, Wanglang and Baihe Nature Reserves (Sichuan).

Conservation Actions Proposed
Survey protected areas in or near to its known range. Research its habitat requirements, altitudinal range and population status. Ensure protection of occupied areas and link these, where possible, to any newly discovered populations. Support recommendations to control logging and fire and restore damaged giant panda habitat where this would benefit this species and other endemic temperate forest bird species. Control tourism in Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve. List it as a nationally protected species in China.

Citation:	BirdLife International 2008. Garrulax sukatschewi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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