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Taxonomic note

Catharus ustulatus and C. swainsoni (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as C. ustulatus following AERC TAC (2003), AOU (1998 & supplements), Cramp et al. (1977-1994), SACC (2005 & updates), Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993) and 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.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2021	Least Concern
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	High
Land mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	1,480,000	medium
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2)	4,320,000	medium
Number of locations		-
Severely Fragmented		-

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals	unknown	poor	not applicable	0
Population trend	Stable		suspected	-
Decline (3 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (5 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation future)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future)		-	-	-
Number of subpopulations		-	-	-
Percentage in largest subpopulation		-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size is unknown given recent taxonomic splits.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/Territory	Occurrence status	Presence	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Belize	N	Extant			Yes
Canada	N	Extant		Yes		Yes
Colombia	N	Extant			Yes
Costa Rica	N	Extant			Yes	Yes
Cuba	V	Extant				Yes
El Salvador	N	Extant			Yes	Yes
Guatemala	N	Extant			Yes	Yes
Honduras	N	Extant			Yes
Jamaica	N	Extant				Yes
Mexico	N	Extant			Yes	Yes
Nicaragua	N	Extant			Yes	Yes
Panama	N	Extant			Yes
USA	N	Extant		Yes		Yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	marginal	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	passage
Forest	Boreal	suitable	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	passage
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation	suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	suitable	non-breeding
Altitude	0 - 3000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Primary form used	Life stage used	Source	Scale	Level	Timing
Pets/display animals, horticulture	-	-		International	Non-trivial	Recent

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Catharus ustulatus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 06/07/2022. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2022) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 06/07/2022.