Family: Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Authority: (Lafresnaye, 1839)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cde+3cde+4cde; C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Vulnerable owing to a rapid population reduction caused by trapping for the bird trade and extensive habitat loss. The total population is probably now small and fragmented.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 436,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial