Family: Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows)

Authority: Weske & Terborgh, 1971

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i,ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This newly-split species qualifies as Critically Endangered because it appears to be confined to a single, tiny population which is declining very rapidly owing to hunting and habitat destruction.

Population size: 50-249 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 550 km²

Country endemic: yes