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Diamantina Tapaculo Scytalopus diamantinensis



Family: Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)

Authority: Bornschein et al., 2007

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(ii,iii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a very small range, within which habitat is declining owing to the replacement of natural vegetation mainly through conversion for agriculture. The uncontrolled spread of wildfires represents a severe threat with potentially detrimental impacts on the population. For these reasons, this species is evaluated as Endangered.



Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 3,380 km2

Country endemic: yes

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Diamantina Tapaculo Scytalopus diamantinensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/diamantina-tapaculo-scytalopus-diamantinensis 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.