Family: Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Authority: (Barrows, 1883)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
Trapping pressure and habitat loss are rapidly reducing the very small population of this species, and breeding habitat (and therefore the population) is fragmented. It consequently qualifies as Endangered.

BirdLife Species Guardian: Aves Uruguay

Population size: 600-1700 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 294,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial