Justification This species is classified as Near Threatened because it is suspected to be undergoing a moderately rapid population decline owing to habitat loss.

Family/Sub-family Trochilidae

Species name author Gould, 1860

Taxonomic source(s) SACC (2005 + updates), Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993), Stotz et al. (1996)

Identification

Population estimate

Population trend

Range estimate (breeding/resident)

Country endemic?

unknown

decreasing

25,400 km²

No

Range & population Phlogophilus hemileucurus is locally uncommon to common in the Andean foothills of south-west Colombia (west Putumayo and east Cauca), east Ecuador and north-east Peru (San Martín and Loreto) at 800-1,500 m, but as low as 400 m in Peru^1,3,4,5,6.

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Ecology: It occurs in premontane and montane evergreen forest^4,6 and accepts altered habitats as long as forest patches and thickets of secondary growth remain⁷.

Threats Much of its habitat is under intense pressure from agriculture and cattle pasture, low-intensity farming, tea and coffee growing, mining operations and logging².

Conservation measures underway CITES Appendix II.

Conservation measures proposed Monitor population at strongholds and search for the species in potentially suitable habitat at new sites. Study its ecology and its ability to persist in degraded and fragmented habitats. Attempt to obtain an accurate estimate of its population size and trends. Quantify extent of habitat losses. Effectively protect significant areas of suitable habitat at key sites, in both strictly protected areas and community led multiple use areas.

References 1. Clements and Shany (2001). 2. Dinerstein et al. (1995). 3. Hilty and Brown (1986). 4. Parker et al. (1996). 5. Sibley and Monroe (1990). 6. P. G. W. Salaman in litt. (1999). 7. del Hoyo et al. (1999).

Text account compilers Phil Benstead (BirdLife International), David Capper (BirdLife International), Andy Symes (BirdLife International)

Contributors Paul G. W. Salaman (Fundación ProAves)

IUCN Red List evaluators Stuart Butchart (BirdLife International), Andy Symes (BirdLife International)

Recommended citation BirdLife International (2009) Species factsheet: Phlogophilus hemileucurus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/2/2010

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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