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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions 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.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2023	Least Concern
2016	Vulnerable	B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)
2012	Vulnerable	B1b(i,ii,iii,v)
2008	Vulnerable	B1a+b(i,ii,iii,v); C2a(i)
2004	Vulnerable
2000	Vulnerable
1994	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988	Near Threatened

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type	continent	Average mass	304 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	96,200 km2	medium
Area of Occupancy (breeding/resident)	18,980 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	50000-99999 mature individuals	poor	inferred	2016
Population trend	decreasing	poor	suspected	2017-2031
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-19%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-19%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-19%	-	-	-
Generation length	4.65 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	3-100	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	1-89%	-	-	-

Population justification: The population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as uncommon (Carroll et al. 2020). In Colombia it has been inferred that the species may occur at a similar density to its congener O. hyperythrus (26 individuals/km²; Renjifo et al. 2016). Assuming that this density is representative for the entire range and further assuming that only 40% of forests within the range are occupied to account for its rarity (i.e., 4,000 km²; Global Forest Watch 2022), the global population may number 104,000 individuals. This roughly equates to 70,000 mature individuals; to account for uncertainty the population is here placed in the band 50,000-99,999 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The population trend has not been investigated, but a slow and ongoing decline is suspected on the basis of rates of habitat loss and hunting pressure. Tree cover loss within the range is very low (2% over three generations; Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Population declines may however exceed the rate of tree cover loss due to the additional impacts of forest degradation and of hunting. Tentatively, the rate of decline is here placed in the band 1-19% over three generations.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Colombia	extant	native	yes
Venezuela	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Colombia	Cerro Pintado (Serranía de Perijá)
Colombia	Cuchilla de San Lorenzo
Colombia	Valle de San Salvador
Colombia	Valle del Río Frío
Venezuela	Parque Nacional Perijá
Venezuela	Zona Protectora San Rafael de Guasare

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	800 - 3100 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Species mortality
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Pollution	Agricultural & forestry effluents - Herbicides and pesticides	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Past, Likely to Return		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Past Impact
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black-fronted Wood-quail Odontophorus atrifrons. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-fronted-wood-quail-odontophorus-atrifrons on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.