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Justification of Red List category
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (extent of occurrence <20,000 km² combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is very large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population justification
The global population is suspected to number 500,000-4,999,999 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2021). The species is described as common and abundant (Stotz et al. 1996, Snow and Kirwan 2022a,b).

Trend justification

The species is undergoing a moderate decline, which is likely driven by the loss of habitat within its range (Partners in Flight 2021, Snow and Kirwan 2022a,b). Tree cover loss is currently slow (3% over ten years; Global Forest Watch 2023, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Population declines are therefore likely equally slow and localised; they are here tentatively placed in the band 1-9% over ten years.

The species is widespread from southern Central America to South America.

It inhabits humid primary and tall secondary forest, woodland and cloud forest, and is also seen in disturbed areas along edges (Snow and Kirwan 2022a,b).

The species is threatened by the loss of its habitat through large-scale logging and agricultural expansion.

Text account compilers
Hermes, C.

Contributors
Butchart, S., Ekstrom, J. & Palmer-Newton, A.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blue-crowned-manakin-lepidothrix-coronata on 26/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/01/2025.