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Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher Polioptila lactea



Family: Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers)

Authority: Sharpe, 1885

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This species is restricted to lowland forest in a region where habitat destruction has been widespread. Remaining patches of habitat are still under threat, and existing populations are likely to be highly fragmented. Consequently, this species is considered Near Threatened.



Population size: unknown

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 648,000 km2

Country endemic: No

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Polioptila lactea. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/creamy-bellied-gnatcatcher-polioptila-lactea on 28/05/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 28/05/2023.