Family: Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Authority: Lanyon, Stotz & Willard, 1990

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Vulnerable because it is presumed to have a small population, which is believed to be declining owing to expansion of the agricultural frontier. It is still very poorly known and it could be downlisted to Near Threatened or even Least Concern were its range extended further or if surveys indicated that it was less scarce than currently believed.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 216,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

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