Ploceus castaneiceps

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AVES	Passeriformes	Ploceidae

Scientific Name:

Ploceus castaneiceps

Species Authority:

(Sharpe, 1890)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Taveta Golden Weaver, Taveta Weaver
French	–	Tisserin Doré De Taveta

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2009

Assessor/s

BirdLife International

Evaluator/s:

Bird, J., Butchart, S.(BirdLife International)

Justification:
Although this species may have a restricted range, it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

History:

2008	–	Least Concern
2004	–	Least Concern
2000	–	Lower Risk/least concern
1994	–	Lower Risk/least concern
1988	–	Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of

Countries:

Native:

Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of

Population [top]

Population:	The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common (Fry and Keith 2004).

Population:

The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common (Fry and Keith 2004).

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Citation:	BirdLife International 2009. Ploceus castaneiceps. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009.
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