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Black Inca Coeligena prunellei



Taxonomy

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - C2a(ii)

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2022 Vulnerable C2a(ii)
2016 Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,v);C2a(i)
2012 Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,v);C2a(i)
2008 Vulnerable B1a+b(i,ii,iii,v); C2a(i)
2004 Endangered
2000 Endangered
1996 Vulnerable
1994 Vulnerable
1988 Threatened
Species attributes

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

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 28,700 km2 medium
Area of Occupancy (breeding/resident) 11,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 7500 mature individuals medium estimated 2022
Population trend decreasing poor inferred 2016-2026
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 1-9% - - -
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 1-9% - - -
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 1-9% - - -
Generation length 2.85 years - - -
Number of subpopulations 1 - - -
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation 100% - - -

Population justification: The species can be locally common, at least in undisturbed and extensive patches of forest (Renjifo et al. 2014).
Field studies found population densities of 15 individuals/km2 in Cachalú and 50-100 individuals in Pedro Palo (Renjifo et al. 2014 and references therein). Precautionarily utilising the lower density of 15 individuals/km2, and assuming that 50% of suitable habitat within the range is occupied (i.e. 50% of 2,500 km2; per Renjifo et al. 2014), the total population may number 11,250 individuals. This roughly equates to 7,500 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The population is precautionarily suspected to be declining, likely as a consequence of the degradation and fragmentation of remaining forest patches within its range (Renjifo et al. 2014, Macana and Zuluaga-Bonilla 2020). The species has been found to become rarer with increasing isolation and degradation of forest fragments (Renjifo et al. 2014).
Tree cover loss within the range is negligible (1% over ten years; Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein), and therefore any population declines are likely very slow. They are here tentatively placed in the band 1-9% over ten years; but a direct quantification of the trend is urgently required.


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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Colombia Bosques de la Falla del Tequendama
Colombia Reserva Biológica Cachalú
Colombia Serranía de los Yariguíes
Colombia Soatá
Colombia Vereda Las Minas and surrounding area

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Altitude 1200 - 2850 m Occasional altitudinal limits 770 - 3260 m

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Causing/Could cause fluctuations Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Causing/Could cause fluctuations Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture Wood & pulp plantations - Agro-industry plantations Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Causing/Could cause fluctuations Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture Wood & pulp plantations - Small-holder plantations Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Causing/Could cause fluctuations Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Causing/Could cause fluctuations Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Residential & commercial development Housing & urban areas Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Negligible declines Low Impact: 4
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black Inca Coeligena prunellei. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-inca-coeligena-prunellei on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.