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Black-tailed Antbird Myrmoborus melanurus



Family: Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Authority: (Sclater & Salvin, 1866)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
Based on increasing rates of forest loss and degradation along major rivers of the western Amazon basin, this species is suspected to undergo moderately rapid population declines. It is therefore assessed as Near Threatened.



Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 387,000 km2

Country endemic: no

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black-tailed Antbird Myrmoborus melanurus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-tailed-antbird-myrmoborus-melanurus 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.