Justification This species is classified as Near Threatened because it is suspected to be declining moderately rapidly owing to habitat loss.

Family/Sub-family Bucconidae

Species name author Hellmayr, 1909

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

unset

29,500 km²

Yes

Range & population Bucco noanamae has a moderate-sized range in west Colombia, from the west side of the Gulf of Urabá, south through Chocó, and from west Antioquia to the río San Juan delta. Although there are confirmed recent records from only two sites^3,4, few of the c.10 specimen localities have been studied since 1966. It is common in Los Katíos National Park, Chocó^4,5.

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Ecology: Humid forest, secondary growth and adjacent non-forest areas in flat lowland areas below 100 m are occupied^2,5. It is an inconspicuous species, perching motionless on open branches for long periods before stooping on large insects in the understory foliage⁴.

Threats Logging and conversion to banana and oil palm plantations are causing considerable rates of deforestation, with human settlement, infrastructure development, cattle ranching and other agricultural land use also significant threats^1,4,6.

Conservation measures underway It is common in Los Katíos National Park, Chocó^4,5 and is present in Ensenada de Utría.

Conservation measures proposed Conduct surveys to assess its status². Effectively protect national parks where the species occurs.

References 1. Dinerstein et al. (1995). 2. Hilty and Brown (1986). 3. Pearman (1993). 4. P. G. W. Salaman in litt. (1998, 1999). 5. F. G. Stiles in litt. (1999). 6. Wege and Long (1995).

Text account compilers Phil Benstead (BirdLife International), David Capper (BirdLife International), Isabel Isherwood (BirdLife International), Simon Stuart (Conservation International), Tom Stuart (BirdLife International), Andy Symes (BirdLife International), David Wege (BirdLife International)

Contributors Paul G. W. Salaman (Fundación ProAves), F. Gary Stiles (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)

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

Recommended citation BirdLife International (2009) Species factsheet: Bucco noanamae. 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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