Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Authority: (Sharpe, 1900)
Red List Category
Criteria: D
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Justification of Red List categoryThis species is listed as Endangered because its population is estimated at fewer than 250 mature individuals. The population has been increasing in numbers from 2003 to 2012 due to intensive conservation efforts and is stable since. Its status remains precarious, and continued conservation efforts will be vital if it is to survive and further improve. Future changes that constrain the level of conservation work implemented so far would risk a worsening in the species's status, in which case it would quickly become eligible for uplisting to Critically Endangered.
BirdLife Species Guardian:
Fundación Jocotoco
Population size:
160-226
Population trend:
Stable
Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident):
36 km
2
Country endemic:
Yes
Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome