Family: Fringillidae (Finches)

Authority: (Cooper, 1825)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2ac+3c+4ac

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Justification of Red List category
Following a large increase in range and population size prior to 1920, recent surveys suggest a steep decline both in abundance and in locations throughout the range. The species is therefore listed as Vulnerable.

Population size: 3400000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 17,300,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Nearctic
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial