IUCN Red List Criteria
| Critically Endangered |
|
| Endangered |
C2a(i) |
| Vulnerable |
C2a(i);D1 |
IUCN Red List history
| Year |
Category |
| 2012 |
Endangered |
| 2008 |
Endangered |
| 2004 |
Endangered |
| 2000 |
Endangered |
| 1996 |
Endangered |
| 1994 |
Endangered |
| 1988 |
Threatened |
Species attributes
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
High |
| Land mass type |
continent
|
Average mass |
- |
Distribution
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) |
3,630 |
medium |
| Number of locations |
11-100 |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
- |
Population & trend
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
Derivation |
Year of estimate |
| No. of mature individuals |
250-999 |
poor |
Estimated |
2000 |
| Population trend |
Decreasing |
poor |
|
- |
| Number of subpopulations |
2-100 |
- |
- |
- |
| Largest subpopulation |
51-250 |
- |
- |
- |
| Generation length (yrs) |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Population justification: The population is estimated to number 250-999 mature individuals based on an assessment of known records, descriptions of abundance and range size. This is consistent with recorded population density estimates for congeners or close relatives with a similar body size, and the fact that only a proportion of the estimated Extent of Occurrence is likely to be occupied. This estimate is equivalent to 375-1,499 individuals in total, rounded here to 350-1,500 individuals. |
|
Trend justification: A moderately rapid and ongoing population decline is suspected to be occurring in response to continuing habitat destruction and fragmentation over the period of the last three generations. |
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory |
Occurrence status |
Extinct |
Breeding |
Non-breeding |
Passage |
| Ecuador |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Peru |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory |
IBA Name |
IBA link |
| Ecuador |
Abras de Mantequilla |
 |
| Ecuador |
Alamor-Celica |
|
| Ecuador |
Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco |
|
| Ecuador |
Bosque Protector Cerro Pata de Pájaro |
|
| Ecuador |
Bosque Protector Chongón-Colonche |
|
| Ecuador |
Bosque Protector Jatumpamba-Jorupe |
|
| Ecuador |
Bosque Protector Molleturo Mullopungo |
|
| Ecuador |
Cañón del río Catamayo |
|
| Ecuador |
Cazaderos-Mangaurquillo |
|
| Ecuador |
Centro Científico Río Palenque |
|
| Ecuador |
Cerro de Hayas-Naranjal |
|
| Ecuador |
Cerro Mutiles |
|
| Ecuador |
Daucay |
|
| Ecuador |
Hacienda Camarones |
|
| Ecuador |
La Tagua |
|
| Ecuador |
Mache Chindul Ecological Reserve and surrouding areas (Reserva Ecológica Mache-Chindul IBA) |
|
| Ecuador |
Parque Nacional Machalilla y alrededores |
|
| Ecuador |
Reserva Biológica Tito Santos |
|
| Ecuador |
Reserva Buenaventura |
|
| Ecuador |
Reserva Ecológica Comunal Loma Alta |
|
| Ecuador |
Reserva Ecológica Manglares-Churute |
|
| Ecuador |
Reserva Natural Tumbesia-La Ceiba-Zapotillo |
|
| Peru |
Parque Nacional Cerros de Amotape |
|
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) |
Habitat (level 2) |
Importance |
Occurrence |
| Forest |
Subtropical/Tropical Dry |
major |
resident |
| Forest |
Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland |
major |
resident |
|
Altitude
|
100 - 2900 m
|
Occasional altitudinal limits
|
|
Threats & impact
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Residential & commercial development |
Housing & urban areas |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Annual & perennial non-timber crops / Scale Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Rapid Declines |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Livestock farming & ranching / Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Rapid Declines |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources / Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) |
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 |
| Pets |
Whole |
Adults and juveniles |
Wild |
International |
Non-trivial |
Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Leucopternis occidentalis. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013.
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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