LC
Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii



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
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2018 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Not Recognised
1988 Not Recognised
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass 147 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 422,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - inferred -
Generation length 3.2 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common' (Stotz et al. 1996).

Trend justification:

The species is tentatively assessed as being in decline due to habitat loss per Tracewski et al. (2016).


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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Argentina Aluminé-Moquehue
Argentina Extensión Límite Este y Sur del Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi
Argentina Lago La Plata - Fontana
Argentina Nahuel Huapi National Park and Reserve
Argentina Parque Nacional Lago Puelo - Parque Provincial Río Turbio
Argentina Parque Nacional Lanín
Argentina Parque Nacional Los Alerces y Laguna Terraplén
Argentina Parque Nacional Los Glaciares y adyacencias (Estancias El Sosiego, La Soledad y Anita)
Argentina Parque Nacional Perito Moreno y Reserva Provincial San Lorenzo
Chile Bahía San Pedro
Chile Corredor Biológico Nevados de Chillán-Laguna del Laja
Chile Estero del Salto Valley
Chile Ibañez River Valley
Chile La Tapera
Chile Lago Budi
Chile Lago Lanalhue
Chile Lago Tarahuin
Chile Laguna Malleco
Chile Mancopulli
Chile Monumento Natural Cerro Ñielol
Chile Monumento Natural Contulmo
Chile Niebla
Chile Parque Nacional Chiloé
Chile Parque Nacional Conguillio
Chile Parque Nacional Huerquehue
Chile Parque Nacional Puyehue
Chile Parque Nacional Vicente Pérez Rosales
Chile Parque Pumalin
Chile Península Antonio Varas
Chile Reserva Nacional Nonguén
Chile Salto Rayén

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Pastureland suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable resident
Forest Temperate major resident
Shrubland Temperate suitable resident
Altitude 0 - 1500 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black-throated Huet-huet Pteroptochos tarnii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-throated-huet-huet-pteroptochos-tarnii on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.