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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2022	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

Migratory status	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	8 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	471,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	20000-49999 mature individuals	poor	suspected	2022
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.48 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population is suspected to number fewer than 50,000 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2022), thus it is placed in the band 20,000-49,999 mature individuals here.

Trend justification:

The population trend has not been investigated. Tree cover within the range is lost at a rate of 5% over ten years (Global Forest Watch 2021, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Even though the species is forest-dependent, it tolerates disturbed and converted habitats as long as forest patches remain (Schuchmann and Boesman 2020); consequently, the current rate of tree cover loss may not be affecting the population. Therefore, in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats, the population is suspected to be stable.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
El Salvador	extant	native	yes
Guatemala	extant	native	yes
Honduras	extant	native	yes
Mexico	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
El Salvador	Alotepeque Range
El Salvador	Montecristo Forest
Guatemala	Antigua Guatemala
Guatemala	Atitlan
Guatemala	Cerro El Amay
Guatemala	Cuchumatanes
Guatemala	Cuilco
Guatemala	Montecristo
Guatemala	Sacranix
Guatemala	Santiaguito Volcano
Guatemala	Sierra de las Minas - Motagua
Guatemala	Yalijux
Mexico	Sierra de Zongolica-Tenango

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Altitude	1200 - 2800 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	1100 - 3470 m

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Garnet-throated Hummingbird Lamprolaima rhami. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/garnet-throated-hummingbird-lamprolaima-rhami 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.