Family: Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows)

Authority: Taczanowski, 1878

Red List Category

Criteria: D

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Endangered because it has an extremely small population, numbering <250 mature individuals. Awareness campaigns directed at local people, further surveys and concerted conservation action (the beginnings of which are apparent) appear to be improving its status such that the population may have ceased to decline.

Population size: 200

Population trend: Stable

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 4,400 km²

Country endemic: Yes

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