Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: Sornoza-Molina et al., 2018

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This recently discovered species is restricted to a very small range in the páramos of southwestern Ecuador. Its known population is extremely small and inferred to be in decline as a result of the loss and degradation of the bushy habitat that it is strictly depending on. It is therefore assessed as Critically Endangered.

Population size: 80-110 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 490 km²

Country endemic: yes