Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common to very common through much of its range (del Hoyo et al. 1997).
BirdLife International (2019) Species factsheet: Phaenicophaeus tristis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/04/2019. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2019) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/04/2019.