Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis)

Marvelous Spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis

Current view: summary

Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: (Bourcier, 1847)

Red List Category

Criteria: A3c;B1ab(v);C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
There are recent records of this species from just two locations and the known range is very small. Little demographic information is available, but the best-known population seems to be declining. It is therefore considered Endangered.

Population size: 250-999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 8,700 km²

Country endemic: yes

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Loddigesia mirabilis. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/marvelous-spatuletail-loddigesia-mirabilis on 02/12/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 02/12/2023.