Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: (Bangs, 1898)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is endemic to a small range in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, where it is under threat of habitat loss and fragmentation, causing a slow population decline. The decline may however accelerate in the future as a consequence of climate change, which is projected to lead to an uphill range shift and range contraction. Therefore, the species is listed as Near Threatened. Recent records however suggest that it may also be present in the Serranía de Perijá; if this was confirmed the status may require a re-evaluation.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 5,570 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome