Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: Elliot, 1871

Red List Category:

Criteria: C1
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Justification of Red List category
This species is restricted to a moderately small area in southern Mexico; it is suspected to have a small population. Habitat within the range is lost at a slow rate, which is thought to cause the population to decline. The species is therefore listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: 6000-15000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 25,100 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial