Family: Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Authority: Vieillot, 1817

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cd+3cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
The trapping of this species for the cagebird market, compounded by habitat loss, has probably resulted in such very rapid declines that it qualifies as Endangered. Remaining populations are now small and fragmented.

Population size: 1000-2000

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,820,000 km²

Country endemic: No

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