Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: (Bourcier, 1847)

Red List Category

Criteria: B2ab(ii,iii,v); C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has been uplisted to Endangered. It has a small population (<2,500 individuals) and a moderately small and severely fragmented range, with each subpopulation holding less than 250 individuals (ICMBio 2014). The population is suspected to be declining owing to habitat loss (del Hoyo et al. 1999).

Population size: 1000-2499

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 39,800 km²

Country endemic: Yes

Attributes
Realm - Neotropical
Land-mass type - continent
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome