Cliff Flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea) - BirdLife species factsheet

Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Hirundinea ferruginea and H. bellicosa (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as H. ferruginea following SACC (2005 & updates).

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.
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
Stotz, D. F.; Fitzpatrick, J. W.; Parker, T. A.; Moskovits, D. K. 1996. Neotropical birds: ecology and conservation. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

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	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2006	Not Recognised
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	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	4,690,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	increasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.6 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but prior to being split, this species was described as 'fairly common but patchily distributed' (Stotz et al. 1996).

Trend justification: Prior to being split, this species was thought to be increasing in numbers and spreading into artificial habitats (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor
Brazil	extant	native	yes
Colombia	extant	native		yes
Ecuador	extant	native		yes
French Guiana	extant	native		yes
Guyana	extant	native		yes
Peru	extant	native		yes
Suriname	extant	native		yes
Venezuela	extant	native		yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	suitable	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Altitude	0 - 3900 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/cliff-flycatcher-hirundinea-ferruginea 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.