IUCN Red List Criteria
| Near Threatened (criteria nearly met) |
A2c+3c+4c |
IUCN Red List history
| Year |
Category |
| 2012 |
Near Threatened |
| 2008 |
Near Threatened |
| 2004 |
Near Threatened |
| 2000 |
Lower Risk/Near Threatened |
| 1994 |
Lower Risk/Near Threatened |
| 1988 |
Threatened |
Species attributes
| Migratory status |
full migrant |
Forest dependency |
Does not normally occur in forest |
| Land mass type |
continent
|
Average mass |
6.2 g
|
Distribution
| |
Estimate |
Data quality |
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) |
195,000 |
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 |
|
|
- |
| Number of subpopulations |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Largest subpopulation |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Generation length (yrs) |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'uncommon and patchily distributed' (Stotz et al. 1996). |
|
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction. |
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory |
Occurrence status |
Extinct |
Breeding |
Non-breeding |
Passage |
| Argentina |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Bolivia |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Brazil |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Colombia |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| French Guiana |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Guyana |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Paraguay |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Suriname |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Uruguay |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Venezuela |
Native |
No |
Yes |
|
|
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory |
IBA Name |
IBA link |
| Argentina |
Bañado de Añatuya |
 |
| Argentina |
Bañado La Estrella Este |
|
| Argentina |
Bañado La Estrella Oeste |
|
| Argentina |
Bañados de Figueroa |
|
| Argentina |
Bañados del Río Saladillo |
|
| Argentina |
Bajos Submeridionales |
|
| Argentina |
Campo San Juan |
|
| Argentina |
Ceibas |
|
| Argentina |
Concepción-Chavarría |
|
| Argentina |
Cuenca del río Aguapey |
|
| Argentina |
Cuenca del Río Salado |
|
| Argentina |
El Cachapé |
|
| Argentina |
Estancia La Leonor |
|
| Argentina |
Estancia Mora Cué y alrededores |
|
| Argentina |
Estancia Puerto Valle |
|
| Argentina |
Estancia San Juan Poriahú |
|
| Argentina |
Estero Tapenagá |
|
| Argentina |
Islas de Victoria |
|
| Argentina |
Laguna de Pradere |
|
| Argentina |
Lagunas San Miguel y El Sauce |
|
| Argentina |
Lomada de San Alonso |
|
| Argentina |
Nacientes de los riachos Monte Lindo y Tatú Piré |
|
| Argentina |
Nandubaysal-El Potrero |
|
| Argentina |
Parque Nacional Mburucuyá |
|
| Argentina |
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta |
|
| Argentina |
Pastizales de Ibicuy |
|
| Argentina |
Perdices |
|
| Argentina |
Región Estancia Oscuro |
|
| Argentina |
Reserva de Uso Múltiple Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar Chiquita |
|
| Argentina |
Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur |
|
| Argentina |
Reserva El Bagual |
|
| Argentina |
Reserva Natural de Uso Múltiple Isla Martín García |
|
| Argentina |
Reserva Natural Otamendi, Reserva Provincial Río Lujan y alrededores |
|
| Argentina |
Reserva Natural Punta Lara |
|
| Argentina |
Reserva Provincial de Usos Múltiples Federico Wildermuth |
|
| Argentina |
Riacho Saladillo |
|
| Argentina |
Rincón del Socorro-Iberá |
|
| Argentina |
Sierras Australes de Buenos Aires |
|
| Argentina |
Valle del río Paraguay-Paraná |
|
| Argentina |
Valle Fluvial del Río Paraguay |
|
| Argentina |
Villa Iris, Chasicó, Napostá |
|
| Bolivia |
Área Natural de Manejo Integrado San Matías |
|
| Brazil |
Campo do Alto Marmelos |
|
| Brazil |
Cânion do Guartelá |
|
| Brazil |
Itirapina |
|
| Brazil |
Parque Nacional das Emas |
|
| Brazil |
Rios Negro e Aquidauana |
|
| Brazil |
Savanas do Amapá |
|
| Brazil |
Savanas do Rio Cotingo |
|
| Colombia |
Cuenca del Río Toche |
|
| Colombia |
Reserva Forestal Yotoco |
|
| French Guiana |
Savanes Trou Poissons, Brigandin, Corrossony |
|
| Guyana |
Ireng River |
|
| Paraguay |
Estancias Golondrina - El Trébol |
|
| Paraguay |
Parque Nacional Defensores del Chaco |
|
| Paraguay |
Parque Nacional San Rafael |
|
| Paraguay |
Parque Nacional Tinfunqué - Estero Patiño |
|
| Suriname |
Sipaliwini Nature Reserve |
|
| Venezuela |
Monumento Natural Tepui Roraima |
|
| Venezuela |
Monumento Natural Tepui Yavi |
|
| Venezuela |
Parque Nacional Canaima |
|
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) |
Habitat (level 2) |
Importance |
Occurrence |
| Grassland |
Subtropical/Tropical Dry |
major |
non-breeding |
| Grassland |
Subtropical/Tropical Dry |
major |
breeding |
| Grassland |
Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded |
major |
non-breeding |
| Grassland |
Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded |
major |
breeding |
| Savanna |
Dry |
major |
non-breeding |
| Savanna |
Dry |
major |
breeding |
|
Altitude
|
0 - 1300 m
|
Occasional altitudinal limits
|
|
Threats & impact
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Annual & perennial non-timber crops / Agro-industry farming |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Annual & perennial non-timber crops / Scale Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Livestock farming & ranching / Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Low Impact: 5 |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| 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 |
|
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Polystictus pectoralis. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013.
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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