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Cone-billed Tanager Conothraupis mesoleuca



Family: Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Authority: (Berlioz, 1939)

Red List Category

Criteria: A3c

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Justification of Red List category
This species is threatened by a hydroelectricity project, which is projected to cause a reduction of over 50% of the total population within three generations. For this reason the species is treated as Endangered.



Population size: 250-999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 347,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Cone-billed Tanager Conothraupis mesoleuca. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/cone-billed-tanager-conothraupis-mesoleuca 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.