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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Enicurus ruficapillus is patchily distributed through the Sundaic lowlands, occurring in south Tenasserim, Myanmar; peninsular and west Thailand; Sabah, Sarawak and peninsular Malaysia; Kalimantan and Sumatra, Indonesia, and Brunei. It has a patchy distribution and can be locally common in some areas.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand
Continuing decline in area of occupancy (AOO): Unknown
Extreme fluctuations in area of occupancy (AOO): No
Estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) - km2: 1110000
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
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Population [top]
Population: The population size of this species has not been quantified; it is considered uncommon to common.
Trend Justification: Rates of forest loss in the Sundaic lowlands have been extremely rapid (Kalimantan lost nearly 25% of its evergreen forest during 1985-1997, and Sumatra lost almost 30% of its 1985 cover), because of a variety of factors, including the escalation of logging and land conversion, with deliberate targeting of all remaining stands of valuable timber including those inside protected areas, plus forest fires (particularly in 1997-1998). The species is assumed to have declined as a result but its ability to tolerate secondary habitats and lower montane areas suggests it may have avoided rapid declines.
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
?Number of mature individuals: Unknown ?Continuing decline of mature individuals: Unknown
?Extreme fluctuations: No ?Population severely fragmented: No
?Continuing decline in subpopulations: Unknown
?Extreme fluctuations in subpopulations: No ?All individuals in one subpopulation: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It occurs along rivers and streams in lowland and hill forests to 1,300 m. It will tolerate logged forest and secondary habitats. It forages along stream edges on and among rocks, along streambeds and round the margins to pools. Feeds mainly on insects but has been recorded eating small snakes.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Unknown
Generation Length (years): 3.8
Movement patterns: Not a Migrant
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Forest destruction in the Sundaic lowlands of Indonesia has been extensive (Kalimantan lost nearly 25% of its evergreen forest during 1985-1997, and Sumatra lost almost 30% of its 1985 cover), and the situation is little different in Malaysia, but the speciess ability to survive in submontane forest implies that it is not immediately threatened.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Conservation Actions Underway
No species-specific actions are known but a number of protected areas lie within its range.
Conservation Actions Proposed
Protect areas of lowland forest within the speciess range. Enforce restrictions on hunting and logging within such protected areas. Determine its habitat association and generate density estimates to inform a revised population estimate for the species. Calculate population trends by mapping forest cover and rates of loss using remote sensing of satellite imagery.
Citation: BirdLife International. 2012. Enicurus ruficapillus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T22710129A39773938. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T22710129A39773938.en. Downloaded on 05 May 2016.
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