Justification of Red List Category
This species is classified as Near Threatened because it is suspected to be declining moderately rapidly owing to habitat loss.
Population justification
The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common' (Stotz et al. (1996).
Trend justification
A moderately rapid and on-going population decline is suspected owing to habitat loss.
Ramphodon naevius is relatively common in south-east Brazil (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and Santa Catarina, with a historic record from Rio Grande do Sul), to 900 m (Sick 1993, Parker et al. 1996).
It occurs in lowland Atlantic forest and second growth.
Agricultural conversion and deforestation for mining and plantation production historically threatened its lowland forest habitats (Fearnside 1996). Current key threats are urbanisation, industrialisation, agricultural expansion, colonisation and associated road-building (Dinerstein et al. 1995).
Conservation Actions Underway
CITES Appendix II.
Text account compilers
Benstead, P., Capper, D., Sharpe, C J, Symes, A.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Species factsheet: Ramphodon naevius. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/04/2021.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2021) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/04/2021.