IUCN Red List Criteria
| Critically Endangered |
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| Endangered |
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| Vulnerable |
B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) |
IUCN Red List history
| Year |
Category |
| 2012 |
Vulnerable |
| 2008 |
Vulnerable |
| 2006 |
Vulnerable |
| 2004 |
Vulnerable |
| 2000 |
Vulnerable |
| 1996 |
Vulnerable |
| 1994 |
Vulnerable |
| 1988 |
Threatened |
Species attributes
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
Medium |
| Land mass type |
|
Average mass |
- |
Distribution
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) |
102,000 |
medium |
| Area of Occupancy breeding/resident (km2) |
1,999 |
medium |
| Number of locations |
11-100 |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
- |
Population & trend
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
Derivation |
Year of estimate |
| No. of mature individuals |
6000-15000 |
medium |
Estimated |
2007 |
| Population trend |
Increasing |
medium |
|
- |
| Number of subpopulations |
2-100 |
- |
- |
- |
| Largest subpopulation |
1001-10000 |
- |
- |
- |
| Generation length (yrs) |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
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Population justification: A population estimate of 10,000-19,999 individuals is derived from L. G. Sorenson (in litt. 2007) and L. Mugica (in litt. 2007). This equates to 6,667-13,333 mature individuals, rounded here to 6,000-15,000 mature individuals. However, this should be revised upwards if recent estimates from Cuba (L. Mugica in litt. 2011) are confirmed. |
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Trend justification: This species's population is increasing at a moderate rate, owing to conservation efforts across the region (L. Sorenson in litt. 2012). |
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory |
Occurrence status |
Extinct |
Breeding |
Non-breeding |
Passage |
| Anguilla (to UK) |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
Native |
No |
|
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| Bahamas |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
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| Barbados |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Bermuda (to UK) |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Cayman Islands (to UK) |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
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| Cuba |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
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| Curaçao (to Netherlands) |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Dominica |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Dominican Republic |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
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| Grenada |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Guadeloupe (to France) |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Haiti |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
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| Jamaica |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
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| Martinique (to France) |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| Puerto Rico (to USA) |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
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| Sint Maarten (to Netherlands) |
Vagrant |
No |
|
Yes |
|
| St Kitts and Nevis |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
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| Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
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| Virgin Islands (to UK) |
Native |
No |
|
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| Virgin Islands (to USA) |
Native |
No |
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Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory |
IBA Name |
IBA link |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Bethesda Dam |
 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Christian Cove |
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
Codrington Lagoon and the Creek |
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
Fitches Creek Bay |
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
Hanson's Bay – Flashes |
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
McKinnons Salt Pond |
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
Offshore Islands |
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
Potworks Dam |
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
Valley Church Bay |
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| Bahamas |
Cat Island Wetlands |
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| Bahamas |
Great Inagua |
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| Bahamas |
Grog Pond |
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| Bahamas |
Lee Stocking Island |
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| Bahamas |
Long Island and Hog Cay |
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| Bahamas |
San Andros Pond |
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| Cayman Islands (to UK) |
Booby Pond Nature Reserve |
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| Cayman Islands (to UK) |
Botanic Park and Salina Reserve |
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| Cayman Islands (to UK) |
Central Mangrove Wetland |
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| Cayman Islands (to UK) |
Crown Wetlands |
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| Cuba |
Cayería Centro-Oriental de Villa Clara |
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| Cuba |
Cayo Sabinal, Ballenatos y Manglares de la Bahía de Nuevitas |
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| Cuba |
Cayos Romano-Cruz-Megano Grande |
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| Cuba |
Ciénaga de Zapata |
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| Cuba |
Cienaga de Lanier y Sur de la Isla de la Juventud |
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| Cuba |
Delta del Cauto |
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| Cuba |
Delta del Mayarí |
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| Cuba |
Desembarco del Granma |
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| Cuba |
Gibara |
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| Cuba |
Gran Humedal del Norte de Ciego de Ávila |
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| Cuba |
Guanahacabibes |
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| Cuba |
Humedal Sur de Pinar del Río |
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| Cuba |
Humedal Sur de Sancti Spiritus |
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| Cuba |
Las Picuas-Del Cristo Cay |
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| Cuba |
Río Máximo |
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| Cuba |
Sierra del Chorrillo |
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| Dominican Republic |
Bahía de las Calderas |
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| Dominican Republic |
Enriquillo Lake |
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| Dominican Republic |
Jaragua National Park |
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| Haiti |
Lagon-aux-Boeufs |
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| Jamaica |
Black River Great Morass |
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| Jamaica |
Font Hill |
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| Jamaica |
Hellshire Hills |
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| Jamaica |
Negril |
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| Jamaica |
Portland Ridge and Bight |
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| Puerto Rico (to USA) |
Caño Tiburones |
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| Puerto Rico (to USA) |
Cienaga Las Cucharillas |
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| Puerto Rico (to USA) |
Humacao |
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| Puerto Rico (to USA) |
Sierra Bermeja and Laguna Cartagena |
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| Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) |
East Caicos and adjacent areas |
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| Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) |
Fish Ponds and Crossing Place Trail, Middle Caicos |
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| Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) |
Middle Caicos Forest |
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| Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) |
North, Middle and East Caicos Ramsar Site |
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Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) |
Habitat (level 2) |
Importance |
Occurrence |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
Arable Land |
suitable |
non-breeding |
| Forest |
Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level |
major |
resident |
| Forest |
Subtropical/Tropical Swamp |
major |
resident |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes |
suitable |
resident |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) |
suitable |
resident |
| Wetlands (inland) |
Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) |
suitable |
resident |
|
Altitude
|
0 - 0 m
|
Occasional altitudinal limits
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Threats & impact
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Residential & commercial development |
Commercial & industrial 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 / Small-holder farming |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources / Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Biological resource use |
Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals / Intentional use (species is the target) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species mortality |
|
| Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases |
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases / Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Reduced reproductive success |
|
| Pollution |
Agricultural & forestry effluents / Type Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Climate change & severe weather |
Droughts |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Whole (>90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Climate change & severe weather |
Storms & flooding |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Whole (>90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
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Utilisation
| Purpose |
Primary form used |
Life stage used |
Source |
Scale |
Level |
Timing |
| Food (human) |
Whole |
Adults and juveniles |
Wild |
Subsistence, National |
Non-trivial |
Recent |
| Pets |
Whole |
Adults and juveniles |
Wild |
International |
Trivial |
Recent |
| Sport |
Whole |
Adults and juveniles |
Wild |
Subsistence, National |
Non-trivial |
Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Dendrocygna arborea. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/06/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/06/2013.
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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