Category Archives: Americas

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Final decisions for the 2012 Red List

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Joe Taylor

Preliminary decisions for the 2012 Red List

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Andy Symes

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Palkachupa Cotinga: newly-split and Endangered or Vulnerable?

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Andy Symes

Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli): eligible for uplisting?

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Island Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma insularis): does it qualify as Vulnerable?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Sinaloa Martin (Progne sinaloae): list as Near Threatened?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Galapagos Martin (Progne modesta): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Bahama Warbler (Dendroica flavescens): newly split and Near Threatened?

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Kittlitz’s Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris): is it eligible for downlisting?

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Greater Scaup (Aythya marila): uplist to Near Threatened or Vulnerable?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Taxonomic changes in the genus Melanitta, part II: suggestions to list M. fusca as Endangered and M. deglandi as Least Concern, and request for information on M. stejnegeri

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Taxonomic changes in the genus Melanitta, part I: suggestion to list M. nigra as Vulnerable and request for information on M. americana

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Dull-mantled Antbird (Myrmeciza laemosticta) and Magdalena Antbird (M. palliata): newly split and threatened?

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Neblina Metaltail (Metallura odomae): request for information

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: White-headed Steamerduck (Tachyeres leucocephalus): uplist to Vulnerable?

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus): uplist to Vulnerable?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Pale-billed Antpitta (Grallaria carrikeri): uplist to Near Threatened?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Input required on proposal to uplist a suite of Amazonian birds owing to predicted declines from projected forest loss

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Andy Symes

How many subspecies have gone extinct in the Neotropics?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Bolivian Recurvebill (Simoxenops striatus) and Ashy Antwren (Myrmotherula grisea): downlist both to Least Concern?

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Sierra Madre Sparrow (Xenospiza baileyi): is it correctly listed as Endangered?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus): correctly listed as Vulnerable?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Joe Taylor

West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea): request for information

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Plain-flanked Rail (Rallus wetmorei): request for information

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Northern Screamer (Chauna chavaria): request for information

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Bronze-winged Parrot (Pionus chalcopterus): request for information

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Hooded Grebe (Podiceps gallardoi): does it qualify as Critically Endangered?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Watkins’s Antpitta (Grallaria watkinsi): uplist to Near Threatened?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium sanchezi): eligible for uplisting?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Buff-browed Chachalaca (Ortalis superciliaris): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus): request for information

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: White-mantled Barbet (Capito hypoleucus): downlist to Vulnerable?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Brown-banded Antpitta (Grallaria milleri): downlist to Vulnerable?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Chestnut-capped Piha (Lipaugus weberi): does it qualify as Critically Endangered?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Yellow-naped Amazon (Amazona auropalliata): is it eligible for uplisting?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Restinga Antwren (Formicivora littoralis): downlist to Endangered?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Suggestions for new topics

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Pileated Flycatcher (Xenotriccus mexicanus): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Pernambuco Foliage-gleaner (Automolus lammi): newly-split

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus), Puna Flamingo (P. jamesi) and Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis): downlist all to Least Concern?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

São Francisco Sparrow (Arremon franciscanus): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

White-browed Antpitta (Hylopezus ochroleucus): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Balsas Screech-owl (Megascops seductus): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Pale-throated Pampa-finch (Embernagra longicauda): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Colima Warbler Vermivora crissalis: downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Rufous Crab-hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis): uplist to Vulnerable?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Eye-ringed Thistletail (Schizoeaca palpebralis): uplist to Vulnerable?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Red-bellied Grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster): does this species merit downlisting?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Carrizal Seedeater (Amaurospiza carrizalensis): new information requested.

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Maroon-faced Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis): redefinition of species limits requires reassessment of Red List status

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Sucre Antpitta (Grallaricula cumanensis): newly-split and globally threatened

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Great-billed Seed-finch (Oryzoborus maximiliani): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Large-billed Seed-finch (Oryzoborus crassirostris): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Tufted Jay (Cyanocorax dickeyi): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Blue-and-gold Tanager (Bangsia arcaei): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Orinoco Goose (Neochen jubata): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Yucatan Wren (Campylorhynchus yucatanicus): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Bare-necked Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus glabricollis): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Blue-bellied Parrot (Triclaria malachitacea): request for recent information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Scaled Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus squamiger): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Baird’s Trogon (Trogon bairdii): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Bearded Screech-owl (Megascops barbarus): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Rusty-necked Piculet (Picumnus fuscus): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis): downlist to Near Threatened?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Rio de Janeiro Antbird (Cercomacra brasiliana): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis): downlist to Vulnerable?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Yellow-headed Manakin (Xenopipo flavicapilla): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Orange-banded Flycatcher (Myiophobus lintoni): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi): is it still declining?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes): eligible for downlisting?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Glow-throated Hummingbird (Selasphorus ardens): uplist to Endangered?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Andy Symes

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Oaxaca Sparrow (Aimophila notosticta): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Palm Crow (Corvus palmarum): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Mexican Sheartail (Doricha eliza): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Venezuelan Wood-quail (Odontophorus columbianus): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Sumichrast’s Wren (Hylorchilus sumichrasti): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Long-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania watertonii): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Hoary Puffleg (Haplophaedia lugens): request for information

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2011-2012 topics: Alagoas Antwren (Myrmotherula snowi): downlist to Endangered?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

Bahia Tapaculo (Eleoscytalopus psychopompus): downlist to Endangered?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Joe Taylor

2011 Red List final decisions

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Andy Symes

2011 Red List draft decisions

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Black-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron dorsale) and Santa Marta Wren (Troglodytes monticola): uplist both to Endangered?

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Tucumán Amazon (Amazona tucumana): uplist to Vulnerable?

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi): newly-split and Critically Endangered or Endangered?

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Ticking Doradito (Pseudocolopteryx citreola) and Warbling Doradito (P. flaviventris) are separate species: list both as Least Concern?

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Elusive Antpitta (Grallaria eludens): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Caatinga Antwren (Herpsilochmus sellowi): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Viridian Dacnis (Dacnis viguieri): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Black-billed Flycatcher (Aphanotriccus audax): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Belted Flycatcher (Xenotriccus callizonus): downlist to Least Concern?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Paramo Tapaculo (Scytalopus opacus) and Paramillo Tapaculo (S. canus) have been split: list as Least Concern and Endangered respectively?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Joe Taylor

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Black Catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris): uplist to Vulnerable?

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Andy Symes

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Sincorá Antwren (Formicivora grantsaui): newly described and Near Threatened?

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Andy Symes