Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: (Gmelin, JF, 1788)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+4c; B1b(iii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is confined to only two islands in the Lesser Antilles: Dominica and Martinique. Hurricane Maria devastated forests on Dominica in 2017, and is thought to have caused a concomitant reduction in this species' population. In addition, at least on Martinique the species occurs largely above 800 m, where densities are high but climate driven upslope habitat shifts are proceeding at pace. In combination, and noting that major hurricanes are predicted to occur at higher frequency due the increases in sea surface temperature, these threats indicate that there is an ongoing decline in the extent and quality of the species' habitat. However, this species has demonstrated some tolerance to past hurricanes, from which it can recover quickly, and the nature of threats means it is not found in few locations. despite the relatively small range. Additionally, the high densities of the species from montane areas indicate is still has a large population size. Accordingly it is listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: 25000-150000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 4,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial