Category Archives: South America

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The newly described taxon Oceanites pincoyae is to be recognised as a species by BirdLife: list as Data Deficient?

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Maroon-faced Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis) is being split: list P. leucotis as Vulnerable and P. emma as Near Threatened or Least Concern?

Brazilian Black-tyrant (Knipolegus franciscanus): downlist to Least Concern?

Bearded Helmetcrest (Oxypogon guerinii) is being split: list both O. cyanolaemus and O. struebelii as Vulnerable and both O. guerinii and O. lindenii as Near Threatened?

Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) is being split: list C. nivosus as Near Threatened, C. dealbatus as Data Deficient and C. alexandrinus as Least Concern?

White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis): uplist to Endangered?

Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma): uplist to Endangered?

Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys): downlist to Near Threatened?

Rufous-tailed Hawk (Buteo ventralis): uplist to Vulnerable?

Chilean Woodstar (Eulidia yarrellii): uplist to Critically Endangered?

Olrog’s Gull (Larus atlanticus): request for information.

Rufous-tailed Antbird (Drymophila genei): downlist to Least Concern?

Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) is being split: list R. tarapacensis as Endangered?

Black-faced Ibis (Theristicus melanopis) is being split: list T. melanopis and T. branickii as Near Threatened or Vulnerable?

Dwarf Tinamou (Taoniscus nanus): downlist to Near Threatened or Least Concern?

Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus): downlist to Endangered?

Sulphur-throated Finch (Sicalis taczanowskii): uplist to Near Threatened?

Large Tree-finch (Camarhynchus psittacula): uplist to Vulnerable?

Woodpecker Finch (Camarhynchus pallidus): uplist to Vulnerable?

Green-capped Tanager (Tangara meyerdeschauenseei): downlist to Near Threatened?

Plumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis plumbeus): uplist to Vulnerable?

Bolivian Spinetail (Cranioleuca henricae): uplist to Critically Endangered?

Royal Cinclodes (Cinclodes aricomae): downlist to Endangered?

Grey-winged Cotinga (Tijuca condita): uplist to Endangered?

Golden Parakeet (Guaruba guarouba): downlist to Vulnerable?

Cloud-forest Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium nubicola): uplist to Endangered?

Yellow-eared Parrot (Ognorhynchus icterotis): downlist to Vulnerable?

Black-and-chestnut Eagle (Spizaetus isidori): uplist to Endangered?

Green-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania fannyi) is being split: list T. hypochlora as Near Threatened?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carrizal Seedeater (Amaurospiza carrizalensis): new information requested.

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

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus): request for information

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes): request for information

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

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

Northern Screamer (Chauna chavaria): request for information

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

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

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

Hoary Puffleg (Haplophaedia lugens): request for information

Bahia Tapaculo (Eleoscytalopus psychopompus): downlist to Endangered?

Archived: Final decisions for the 2012 Red List

Archived: Preliminary decisions for the 2012 Red List

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Archived: How many subspecies have gone extinct in the Neotropics?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2011 Red List final decisions

2011 Red List draft decisions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Diamantina Tapaculo (Scytalopus diamantinensis): newly described and threatened?

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Cipó Canastero (Asthenes luizae): downlist to Near Threatened?

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Unicoloured Thrush (Turdus haplochrous): new information requested

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Sooty Ant-tanager (Habia gutturalis): downlist to Least Concern?

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Foothill Elaenia (Myiopagis olallai): is there sufficient information to reassess this species?

Archived 2010-2011 topics: Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi): downlist to Vulnerable?