IUCN Red List Criteria
| Near Threatened (criteria nearly met) |
A2cd+3cd+4cd |
IUCN Red List history
| Year |
Category |
| 2012 |
Near Threatened |
| 2011 |
Near Threatened |
| 2009 |
Least Concern |
| 2008 |
Least Concern |
| 2004 |
Least Concern |
| 2000 |
Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1994 |
Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1988 |
Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Species attributes
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
Does not normally occur in forest |
| Land mass type |
|
Average mass |
- |
Distribution
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) |
97,300 |
medium |
| Number of locations |
|
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
- |
Population & trend
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
Derivation |
Year of estimate |
| No. of mature individuals |
Unknown |
not applicable |
Not Applicable |
0 |
| Population trend |
Decreasing |
poor |
|
- |
| Number of subpopulations |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Largest subpopulation |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Generation length (yrs) |
4.8000002 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Population justification: No population estimates of this species are available, but it is described as fairly common. |
|
Trend justification: This species is suspected to be experiencing a moderately rapid population decline owing to the on-going threats of localised over-hunting and habitat conversion and degradation (Ridgely and Greenfield 2001, Cisneros-Heredia 2006). |
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory |
Occurrence status |
Extinct |
Breeding |
Non-breeding |
Passage |
| Colombia |
Native |
No |
|
|
|
| Ecuador |
Native |
No |
|
|
|
| Peru |
Native |
No |
|
|
|
| Venezuela |
Native |
No |
|
|
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Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory |
IBA Name |
IBA link |
| Colombia |
Bosques del Oriente de Risaralda |
 |
| Colombia |
Complejo Lacustre de Fúquene, Cucunubá y Palacio |
|
| Colombia |
Lagunas Bombona y Vancouver |
|
| Colombia |
Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza |
|
| Colombia |
Parque Nacional Natural Tamá |
|
| Colombia |
Puracé (Parque Nacional Natural Puracé IBA) |
|
| Colombia |
Reserva Hidrográfica, Forestal y Parque Ecológico de Río Blanco |
|
| Colombia |
Reserva Natural Semillas de Agua |
|
| Colombia |
Reservas Comunitarias de Roncesvalles (part of Loros Andinos Natural Reserve AZE) |
|
| Ecuador |
El Ángel-Cerro Golondrinas |
|
| Ecuador |
Estación Biológica Guandera-Cerro Mongus |
|
| Ecuador |
Intag-Toisán |
|
| Ecuador |
Parque Nacional Llanganates |
|
| Ecuador |
Parque Nacional Podocarpus |
|
| Ecuador |
Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca |
|
| Peru |
Cerro Chinguela |
|
| Venezuela |
Parque Nacional El Tamá |
|
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) |
Habitat (level 2) |
Importance |
Occurrence |
| Grassland |
Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude |
major |
resident |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands |
suitable |
resident |
|
Altitude
|
2000 - 4000 m
|
Occasional altitudinal limits
|
(max) 4200 m
|
Threats & impact
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Annual & perennial non-timber crops / Scale Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals / Intentional use (species is the target) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Rapid Declines |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species mortality |
|
| Natural system modifications |
Fire & fire suppression / Increase in fire frequency/intensity |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
Utilisation
| Purpose |
Primary form used |
Life stage used |
Source |
Scale |
Level |
Timing |
| Food (human) |
Whole |
Adults and juveniles |
Wild |
Subsistence, National |
Non-trivial |
Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Gallinago nobilis. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 23/05/2013.
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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