Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: Cortés-Diago, Ortega, Mazariegos-Hurtado & Weller, 2007

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This recently described species qualifies as Critically Endangered because it is known from a single location and has an extremely small area of occupancy within which habitat quality is continuing to decline owing to conversion for agriculture (particularly coca cultivation).

Population size: 250-999

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 44 km²

Country endemic: Yes