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Brown-capped Rosy-finch Leucosticte australis



Family: Fringillidae (Finches)

Authority: Ridgway, 1873

Red List Category

Criteria: A2ac+3c+4ac

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Justification of Red List category
The species is thought to have declined by 95% between 1970 and 2014. This equates to a decline by 51.5.% over three generations (10.5 years). Consequently, the species is listed as Endangered.

Population size: 45000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 117,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Nearctic
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Brown-capped Rosy-finch Leucosticte australis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/brown-capped-rosy-finch-leucosticte-australis 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.