Black-fronted Ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola frontalis) | Details

Black-fronted Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola frontalis

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: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

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

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	296,000 km²	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	1,260,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.98 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'uncommon' (Stotz et al. 1996). This population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: This population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin
Argentina	extant	native
Bolivia	extant	native
Chile	extant	native
Peru	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Argentina	Parque Nacional Lanín
Chile	Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	non-breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	breeding
Grassland	Temperate	major	breeding
Altitude	1700 - 4640 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(min) 1800 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black-fronted Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola frontalis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-fronted-ground-tyrant-muscisaxicola-frontalis on 24/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 24/12/2024.