Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Authority: King, 1828

Red List Category:

Criteria: C2a(i)
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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Near Threatened as it has a small global population within which all its subpopulations are small. If it was demonstrated to be declining it would qualify as Vulnerable.

Population size: 1500-7000 mature individuals

Population trend: stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 828,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater