5 thoughts on “Damar Flycatcher (Ficedula henrici): Revise global status?”
Though forest is indeed extensive on the island, the flycatcher is confined to closed-canopy, untouched forest only – much of the forest that looks good on satellite is not replicated on the ground, especially with crops being plenty below the canopy – I’ve yet to encounter territorial flycatchers in this habitat, which is extensive around the villages.
A new road was being bulldozed from 2016 to connect the main villages, which ploughed through at least six flycatcher territories that were previously occupied – if this road has expanded or been completed, I would expect a large number of territories to disappear + coconut plantations would likely soon appear to replace the roadside forest. Certainly worth keeping an eye on.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 21 February 2022. We will now analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’s Red List status on this page on 21 February 2022, when discussions will re-open.
It is now recognised that habitat degradation is ongoing within this species’s very limited range. Consequently, based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2022.1 Red List would be to list Damar Flycatcher as Near Threatened, approaching the threshold for listing as threatened under Criteria B1b(iii)+2b(iii).
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 27 February 2022, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 7 March 2022.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed, but the account for this species has been updated to incorporate additional information from this discussion. Damar Flycatcher is recommended to be listed as Near Threatened, approaching the threshold for listing as threatened under Criteria B1b(iii)+2b(iii).
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2022.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Though forest is indeed extensive on the island, the flycatcher is confined to closed-canopy, untouched forest only – much of the forest that looks good on satellite is not replicated on the ground, especially with crops being plenty below the canopy – I’ve yet to encounter territorial flycatchers in this habitat, which is extensive around the villages.
A new road was being bulldozed from 2016 to connect the main villages, which ploughed through at least six flycatcher territories that were previously occupied – if this road has expanded or been completed, I would expect a large number of territories to disappear + coconut plantations would likely soon appear to replace the roadside forest. Certainly worth keeping an eye on.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 21 February 2022. We will now analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’s Red List status on this page on 21 February 2022, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
It is now recognised that habitat degradation is ongoing within this species’s very limited range. Consequently, based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2022.1 Red List would be to list Damar Flycatcher as Near Threatened, approaching the threshold for listing as threatened under Criteria B1b(iii)+2b(iii).
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 27 February 2022, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 7 March 2022.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed, but the account for this species has been updated to incorporate additional information from this discussion. Damar Flycatcher is recommended to be listed as Near Threatened, approaching the threshold for listing as threatened under Criteria B1b(iii)+2b(iii).
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2022.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.