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Taxonomic note

Conirostrum binghami (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Oreomanes and listed as O. fraseri following  AOU (1998 & supplements); Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993); Stotz et al. (1996).

 

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: #http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm#.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2021	Near Threatened	A2c+3c+4c
2016	Near Threatened	A2c+3c+4c
2012	Near Threatened	A2c+3c+4c
2008	Near Threatened	A2c; A3c; A4c
2004	Near Threatened
2000	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1994	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988	Near Threatened

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type	Land-mass type - continent	Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	1,380,000	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	decreasing	poor	suspected	2015-2025
Decline % (10 years/3 generations future)	20-29	-	-	-
Decline % (10 years/3 generations past and future)	20-29	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	5	-	-	-
Percentage in largest subpopulation	1-89	-	-	-
Generation length (years)	3.1	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as uncommon and patchily distributed (Mason and Burns 2020). Due to its disjunct range, it is tentatively assessed as forming at least five subpopulations.

Trend justification: Data on precise population trends are lacking, but this rare and habitat-restricted species is suspected to be in moderate decline owing to the ongoing destruction of Polylepis woodlands throughout its range (Cahill and Matthysen 2007; Mason and Burns 2020).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Argentina	extant	native	yes
Bolivia	extant	native	yes
Chile	extant	native	yes
Colombia	extant	native	yes
Ecuador	extant	native	yes
Peru	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Bolivia	Yungas Superiores de Apolobamba
Bolivia	Bosque de Polylepis de Madidi
Bolivia	Parque Nacional Sajama
Bolivia	Reserva Biológica Cordillera de Sama
Bolivia	Southern slopes of Tunari National Park (Vertiente Sur del Parque Nacional Tunari IBA)
Ecuador	El Ángel - Cerro Golondrinas and surrounding areas
Ecuador	Mindo and western foothills of Volcan Pichincha
Ecuador	Cajas-Mazán
Ecuador	Refugio de Vida Silvestre Pasochoa
Ecuador	Reserva Ecológica Antisana (west) and adjacent areas
Ecuador	Parque Nacional Cayambe-Coca
Ecuador	Yanuncay-Yanasacha
Peru	Cerro Huanzalá-Huallanca
Peru	Champará
Peru	Chiguata
Peru	Parque Nacional Huascarán
Peru	Reserva Nacional Pampa Galeras
Bolivia	Bosque de Polylepis de Sanja Pampa
Bolivia	Bosque de Polylepis de Mina Elba
Argentina	Santa Victoria, Cañani y Cayotal
Peru	Cotahuasi
Peru	Cordillera Huayhuash y Nor-Oyón

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	3200 - 4500 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	2700 - 4850 m

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Wood & pulp plantations - Small-holder plantations	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Natural system modifications	Fire & fire suppression - Increase in fire frequency/intensity	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Conirostrum binghami. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/giant-conebill-conirostrum-binghami on 29/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 29/09/2023.