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Blue Finch Porphyrospiza caerulescens



Family: Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Authority: (Wied, 1830)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Near Threatened, as it has become rare and local in many formerly occupied areas, and is likely to be declining moderately rapidly owing to the conversion of its cerrado habitats for agriculture.



Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 3,440,000 km2

Country endemic: no

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Blue Finch Porphyrospiza caerulescens. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blue-finch-porphyrospiza-caerulescens 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.