LC
Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions 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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2023 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
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 141,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 8.86 years - - -
Number of subpopulations 1 - - -
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation 100% - - -

Population justification: The population size has not been quantified, but based on the number of observational records within the range (per eBird 2023) it is unlikely to be small.

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
Colombia extant native yes
Ecuador extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Colombia Cuenca del Río Toche
Colombia Reserva Natural Semillas de Agua
Colombia Reservas Comunitarias de Roncesvalles
Ecuador Cajas-Mazán
Ecuador El Ángel - Cerro Golondrinas and surrounding areas
Ecuador Estación Biológica Guandera-Cerro Mongus
Ecuador Intag-Toisán
Ecuador Manteles - El Triunfo - Sucre
Ecuador Mindo and western foothills of Volcan Pichincha
Ecuador Montañas de Zapote-Najda
Ecuador Parque Nacional Cayambe-Coca
Ecuador Parque Nacional Llanganates
Ecuador Parque Nacional Sangay
Ecuador Reserva Ecológica Los Illinizas y alrededores
Ecuador Yanuncay-Yanasacha

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude major resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude suitable resident
Altitude 2150 - 4850 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/carunculated-caracara-phalcoboenus-carunculatus on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.