Cuban Gnatcatcher (Polioptila lembeyei) - BirdLife species factsheet

Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	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/Near Threatened
1988	Threatened

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	5 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	98,300 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	1.78 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common' (Stotz et al. 1996). The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation (del Hoyo et al. 2005).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation (del Hoyo et al. 2005).

Country/territory distribution

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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Cuba	Alejandro de Humboldt
Cuba	Cayo Sabinal, Ballenatos y Manglares de la Bahía de Nuevitas
Cuba	Cayos Romano - Cruz - Megano Grande
Cuba	Desembarco del Granma
Cuba	Gibara
Cuba	Gran Humedal del Norte de Ciego de Ávila
Cuba	Hatibonico - Baitiquirí - Imías
Cuba	Pico Cristal
Cuba	Río Máximo
Cuba	Siboney - Juticí

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 100 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/cuban-gnatcatcher-polioptila-lembeyei 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.