Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: (Temminck, 1821)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This newly-split hummingbird is suspected to be undergoing a moderately rapid population decline approaching 30% over 13 years (estimate of three generations), owing to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. It has therefore been classified as Near Threatened.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: Unknown

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 332,000 km²

Country endemic: No