Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: (Bourcier, 1847)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2ace+3ce+4ace; C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Critically Endangered based on evidence that it has undergone an extremely rapid population decline. Urgent research and targeted conservation actions are now required to understand, halt and reverse this decline.

Population size: 210 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 8,500 km²

Country endemic: yes

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