Prioniturus flavicans

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Population

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Aves	Psittaciformes	Psittacidae

Scientific Name:

Prioniturus flavicans Cassin, 1853

Common Name(s):

English	–	Yellowish-breasted Racquet-tail, Yellow-breasted Racket-tail, Yellow-breasted Racquet-tail
Spanish	–	Lorito-momoto Amarillento

Taxonomic Source(s):

del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published:	2016
Date Assessed:	2016-10-01
Assessor(s):	BirdLife International
Reviewer(s):	Butchart, S. & Symes, A.
Facilitator/Compiler(s):	Benstead, P., Bird, J., Taylor, J.
Justification: This species has a small and declining range, and its population is undergoing a continuing moderately rapid decline owing to on-going forest loss. However, the population is not yet severely fragmented or restricted to few locations. Hence the species is listed as Near Threatened.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2012 – Near Threatened (NT) Download assessment 2008 – Near Threatened (NT) Download assessment 2004 – Near Threatened (NT) Download assessment 2000 – Lower Risk/near threatened (LR/nt) Download assessment 1994 – Lower Risk/near threatened (LR/nt) Download assessment 1988 – Near Threatened (NT) Download assessment

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:

Prioniturus flavicans is known with certainty only from the eastern two-thirds of the northern peninsula (Minahasa) of Sulawesi, Indonesia, with populations on adjacent islands including the Togian Islands (Juniper and Parr 1998, BirdLife International 2001). It has a limited area of occupancy on the peninsula, given that the extent of its lowland forest habitat is c.11,300 km², and the world population is in the order of 45,000 birds. Its numbers are declining.

Countries occurrence:

Native:

Indonesia

Additional data:

♦ Continuing decline in area of occupancy (AOO):	Unknown
♦ Extreme fluctuations in area of occupancy (AOO):	No	♦ Estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) - km2:	66700
♦ Continuing decline in extent of occurrence (EOO):	Unknown	♦ Extreme fluctuations in extent of occurrence (EOO):	No
♦ Continuing decline in number of locations:	Unknown
♦ Extreme fluctuations in the number of locations:	No
♦ Upper elevation limit (metres):	1000

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Population [top]

Population:

The population has been estimated to be in the order of 45,000 individuals (Walker and Cahill 2000).

Trend Justification: This species is suspected to have declined recently at a moderately rapid rate, owing to on-going forest loss.

Current Population Trend:

Decreasing

Additional data:

♦ Continuing decline of mature individuals:	Unknown
♦ Extreme fluctuations:	No	♦ Population severely fragmented:	No
♦ No. of subpopulations:	2-100	♦ Continuing decline in subpopulations:	Unknown
♦ Extreme fluctuations in subpopulations:	No	♦ All individuals in one subpopulation:	No
♦ No. of individuals in largest subpopulation:	90-94

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is generally found in primary forest below 1,000 m but it will range as high as 1,900 m and use trees in cultivated areas. It forages in mid-storey lowland and hill forest, gathering in fruiting trees. The only recorded nest was situated in a cavity in the rootball of an arboreal epiphytic fern (Walker and Seroji 2000).
Systems:	Terrestrial
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:	Unknown
Generation Length (years):	5.4
Movement patterns:	Not a Migrant

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Declines are attributed to high rates of habitat destruction, degradation and fragmentation.

Major Threat(s):

Declines are attributed to high rates of habitat destruction, degradation and fragmentation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Conservation Actions Underway CITES Appendix II. Conservation Actions Proposed Assess the threats to this species. Calculate rates of forest loss in the lowlands of northern Sulawesi. Investigate the species's level of dependence on forest habitats. Effectively protect significant areas of suitable forest at key sites, in both strictly protected areas and community led multiple use areas.

Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions Underway
CITES Appendix II.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Assess the threats to this species. Calculate rates of forest loss in the lowlands of northern Sulawesi. Investigate the species's level of dependence on forest habitats. Effectively protect significant areas of suitable forest at key sites, in both strictly protected areas and community led multiple use areas.

Citation:	BirdLife International. 2016. Prioniturus flavicans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22684991A93053805. . Downloaded on 27 April 2018.
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