LC
Black-throated Grey Warbler Setophaga nigrescens



Justification

Justification of Red List category
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is extremely large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population justification
The global population is estimated to number 3.2 million mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).

Trend justification
The species is undergoing a moderate decline (Partners in Flight 2019; Rosenberg et al. 2019). Short-term trends suggest that the population has declined by 8% over the past ten years, though this value is non-significant (Pardieck et al. 2018).

Acknowledgements

Text account compilers
Hermes, C.

Contributors
Butchart, S., Ekstrom, J. & Miller, E.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Setophaga nigrescens. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-throated-grey-warbler-setophaga-nigrescens on 19/03/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org on 19/03/2024.