Carbon Sierra-finch (Corydospiza carbonaria)

Carbon Sierra-finch Corydospiza carbonaria

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Corydospiza carbonaria (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Phrygilus and listed as P. carbonarius following SACC (2005 & updates); Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993); Stotz et al. (1996).

Taxonomic source(s)
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. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
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

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	18 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	658,000 km²	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	1,160,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.8 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common' (Stotz et al. (1996).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Argentina	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Argentina	Area Natural Protegida El Mangrullo
Argentina	Valle del Río Collón Curá

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Grassland	Temperate	major	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	major	non-breeding
Shrubland	Temperate	major	breeding
Altitude	0 - 700 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Carbon Sierra-finch Corydospiza carbonaria. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/carbon-sierra-finch-corydospiza-carbonaria on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.