Justification This recently described species has a moderately small population which is declining owing to habitat loss.It is consequently classified as Near Threatened.

Family/Sub-family Psittacidae

Species name author (Gaban-Lima, Raposo & Hofling, 2002)

Taxonomic source(s) SACC (2005 + updates)

Synonyms Gypopsitta aurantiocephala BirdLife International (2008), Pionopsitta aurantiocephala BirdLife International (2004)

Taxonomic note Use of the genus Gypopsitta follows SACC (2006).

Population estimate

Population trend

Range estimate (breeding/resident)

Country endemic?

10,000

decreasing

352,000 km²

Yes

Range & population Gypopsitta aurantiocephala is known only from a few localities encompassing the Lower Madeira and Upper Tapajós rivers in Amazonian Brazil. Given that the species is currently known only from two habitat types and from a relatively small area, the population is unlikely to be much larger than 10,000 individuals, and it is therefore considered to be Near Threatened. More records are likely to be forthcoming now that it has been formally recognised as a species, and these may clarify its exact status.

Important Bird Areas Click here to view map showing IBAs where species is recorded and triggers any of the IBA criteria.

Ecology: Individuals have been seen in gallery forest and in 'campinarana' forest (on white-sand soils).

Threats This region is under threat from logging¹.

Conservation measures underway None is known.

Conservation measures proposed Survey potentially suitable sites. Study its ecological requirements. Effectively protect core areas of habitat within its suspected range.

References 1. Gaban-Lima et al. (2002).

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

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

Recommended citation BirdLife International (2009) Species factsheet: Pyrilia aurantiocephala. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 9/2/2010

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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