LC
Des Murs's Wiretail Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii.

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.
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
2018 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 full migrant Forest dependency high
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 537,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - inferred -
Generation length 3.8 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'uncommon' (Stotz et al. 1996).

Trend justification:

The species is tentatively assessed as being in decline due to habitat loss per Tracewski et al. (2016).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Argentina extant native
Chile extant native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Argentina Aluminé-Moquehue
Argentina Extensión Límite Este y Sur del Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi
Argentina Lago La Plata - Fontana
Argentina Nahuel Huapi National Park and Reserve
Argentina Parque Nacional Lago Puelo - Parque Provincial Río Turbio
Argentina Parque Nacional Lanín
Argentina Parque Nacional Los Alerces y Laguna Terraplén
Argentina Parque Provincial Copahue-Caviahue
Chile Corredor Biológico Nevados de Chillán-Laguna del Laja
Chile Estero del Salto Valley
Chile Ibañez River Valley
Chile La Tapera
Chile Lago Colbún
Chile Lago Lanalhue
Chile Mancopulli
Chile Monumento Natural Contulmo
Chile Península Antonio Varas
Chile Putu
Chile Reserva Nacional Nonguén
Chile Salto Rayén

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable non-breeding
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable breeding
Forest Temperate major breeding
Forest Temperate major non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Moist suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Moist suitable breeding
Altitude 0 - 1000 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Des Murs's Wiretail Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/des-murss-wiretail-sylviorthorhynchus-desmurii 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.