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Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger



Family: Cotingidae (Cotingas)

Authority: Sclater, 1859

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cd+3cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
A combination of extensive forest loss since 1960, and some pressure from hunting indicate that this species's population is declining rapidly. The population is presumably now small and fragmented in very small subpopulations. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable.



Population size: 6000-15000

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 134,000 km2

Country endemic: No

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Cephalopterus penduliger. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/long-wattled-umbrellabird-cephalopterus-penduliger on 31/05/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 31/05/2023.