Family: Parulidae (New World warblers)

Authority: Ridgway, 1896

Red List Category

Criteria: C1+2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to have a small population. Its freshwater marsh habitat is patchily distributed and limited in extent. Habitat loss and degradation are ongoing, causing population declines and local extinctions. The species consequently qualifies as Near Threatened.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 80,600 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Nearctic
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater