Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: Salvin, 1896

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Endangered because it has a single, very small population which is inferred to be declining owing to considerable ongoing habitat degradation through burning for cattle pasture and clearance of its favoured alder woodland habitat to make way for eucalyptus plantations.

Population size: 1000-2499

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 800 km²

Country endemic: Yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome