LC
Grey Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys cinereus



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

The generic name of Ptiliogonys cinereus (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Ptilogonys following Dowsett & Forbes-Watson (1993); Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).

 

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2021 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass 34 g
Distribution

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) 1,200,000 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population and trend
Value Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals 500000-4999999 poor suspected 2019
Population trend decreasing suspected -
Generation length (years) 3.45 - - -

Population justification: The global population is suspected to number 500,000-4,999,999 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).

Trend justification: The population is undergoing a small or non-significant decline (Partners in Flight 2019).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding Non-breeding Passage
Guatemala extant native yes
Mexico extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Guatemala Atitlan
Guatemala Cuilco
Guatemala Cerro El Amay
Guatemala Sacranix
Guatemala Yalijux
Guatemala Sierra de las Minas - Motagua
Guatemala Santiaguito Volcano
Guatemala Antigua Guatemala
Guatemala Cuchumatanes
Guatemala Cerro Miramundo
Mexico Tlanchinol y Bosques de Montaña del Noreste de Hidalgo
Mexico Sierra de Zongolica-Tenango

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude major resident
Altitude 1000 - 3500 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Primary form used Life stage used Source Scale Level Timing
Pets/display animals, horticulture - - non-trivial recent

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Ptiliogonys cinereus. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/grey-silky-flycatcher-ptiliogonys-cinereus on 26/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 26/09/2023.