Sincora Antwren (Formicivora grantsaui) - BirdLife species factsheet

Sincora Antwren Formicivora grantsaui

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: #http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm#.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)	B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Endangered	B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
2012	Near Threatened	B1ab(iii)
2011	Near Threatened	B1a+b(iii)
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type	Land-mass type - continent	Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	3,600	medium
Area of Occupancy breeding/resident (km²)	40
Number of locations	2-4	-
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	stable	poor	suspected	1997-2011
Generation length (years)	4.8	-	-	-

Population justification: The population size has not been quantified and further research is required.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of any serious and immediate threats that are understood to affect the species and its habitat.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Brazil	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Brazil	Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	resident
Altitude	850 - 1100 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threats & impact

Threat (level 1)

Threat (level 2)

Impact and Stresses

Biological resource use

Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]

Timing

Scope

Severity

Impact

Unknown

Majority (50-90%)

Unknown

Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Energy production & mining

Mining & quarrying

Timing

Scope

Severity

Impact

Past, Unlikely to Return

Majority (50-90%)

Slow, Significant Declines

Past Impact

Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Natural system modifications

Fire & fire suppression - Increase in fire frequency/intensity

Timing

Scope

Severity

Impact

Ongoing

Majority (50-90%)

Unknown

Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Formicivora grantsaui. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sincora-antwren-formicivora-grantsaui on 24/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 24/09/2023.