Current view: Data table and detailed info
Dendrocitta occipitalis and D. cinerascens (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as D. occipitalis following Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Red List criteria met
Red List history
IUCN Red list criteria met and history
||not a migrant
|Land mass type
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be fairly common on Sumatra (Madge and Burn 1993).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Dendrocitta occipitalis. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sumatran-treepie-dendrocitta-occipitalis on 30/05/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org on 30/05/2023.