4 thoughts on “Common Newtonia (Newtonia brunneicauda)”
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 25 April 2025. We will now analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List category on this page on 25 April 2025, when discussions will re-open.
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2025 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classification outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 4 May 2025, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2025 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2025, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
this species is much less likely to be NT than some of the other species proposed (Crossley’s vanga, Madagascar Blue Pigeon, Rufous vanga) as it is less altitudinally restricted, present in western and eastern forest and very much more abundant. Treating these species the same does not seem an appropriate reflection of the threat criteria. While Stripe-throated Jery, and Green Jery occur only in rainforest (if you were to split the subdesert race of Stripe-throated jery, which you should) they are also much more abundant than the three species cited above .
I also have reservations about the forest loss statistics, as much of the primary eastern forest loss measured by GFW may relate to already degraded or secondary forest.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and a final decision on this species’ Red List category will be posted on this page on 12 May 2025.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 25 April 2025. We will now analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List category on this page on 25 April 2025, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2025 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classification outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 4 May 2025, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2025 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2025, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
this species is much less likely to be NT than some of the other species proposed (Crossley’s vanga, Madagascar Blue Pigeon, Rufous vanga) as it is less altitudinally restricted, present in western and eastern forest and very much more abundant. Treating these species the same does not seem an appropriate reflection of the threat criteria. While Stripe-throated Jery, and Green Jery occur only in rainforest (if you were to split the subdesert race of Stripe-throated jery, which you should) they are also much more abundant than the three species cited above .
I also have reservations about the forest loss statistics, as much of the primary eastern forest loss measured by GFW may relate to already degraded or secondary forest.
Happy to discuss
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and a final decision on this species’ Red List category will be posted on this page on 12 May 2025.