Taxonomic source(s)
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2018 | Least Concern | |
2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | medium |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 13,600,000 km2 | medium |
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) | 6,510,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Population size | unknown | poor | estimated | 2009 |
Population trend | increasing | - | estimated | - |
Generation length | 4.2 years | - | - | - |
Trend justification: This species has undergone a small or statistically insignificant increase over the last 40 years in North America (data from Breeding Bird Survey and/or Christmas Bird Count: Butcher and Niven 2007).
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Bahamas | extant | native | ||||
Barbados | extant | vagrant | ||||
Belize | extant | native | yes | |||
Canada | extant | native | ||||
Cayman Islands (to UK) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Colombia | extant | native | ||||
Costa Rica | extant | native | yes | |||
Cuba | extant | native | ||||
Dominican Republic | extant | native | yes | |||
Ecuador | extant | native | ||||
El Salvador | extant | native | ||||
Guatemala | extant | native | ||||
Haiti | extant | native | ||||
Honduras | extant | native | ||||
Jamaica | extant | vagrant | ||||
Mexico | extant | native | ||||
Nicaragua | extant | native | ||||
Panama | extant | native | ||||
Puerto Rico (to USA) | extant | native | ||||
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) | extant | native | ||||
USA | extant | native | yes | |||
Virgin Islands (to USA) | extant | vagrant |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest | suitable | breeding |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland | major | breeding |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | breeding |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Moist | suitable | non-breeding |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Moist | suitable | breeding |
Altitude | 0 - 2500 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Purpose | Scale |
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Pets/display animals, horticulture | international |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blue-grosbeak-passerina-caerulea on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.