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Taxonomic note
Previously included in Myrmotherula but transferred to present genus after Isler et al. (2006). Closely related to E. haematonota and E. amazonica (Whitney et al. 2013), and elsewhere was previously considered conspecific with the former. Two subspecies recognized.

Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2023. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 8. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v8_Dec23.zip.

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common' (Stotz et al. 1996). This species is considered to have a high dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 5.6% within its mapped range over the past 10 years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). It is therefore tentatively suspected that this rate of cover loss may have led to a decline of between 1-19% in the species' population size over the same time frame, with a best estimate of reduction being 5-9%.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Foothill Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla spodionota. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/foothill-stipplethroat-epinecrophylla-spodionota on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.