Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Chionodacryon speculiferum (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Diuca and listed as D. speculifera following SACC (2005 & updates); Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993); 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.
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: #http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.html#.
SACC. 2006. 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
Red List history
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
Does not normally occur in forest |
| Land mass type |
|
Average mass |
- |
Extent of occurrence (EOO)
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common but patchily distributed' (Stotz et al. 1996).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2017) Species factsheet: Chionodacryon speculiferum. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/06/2017.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2017) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/06/2017.
