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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.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2020	Least Concern
2016	Vulnerable	A2cd+3cd+4cd
2012	Vulnerable	A2cd+3cd+4cd
2008	Vulnerable	A2c,d; A3c,d; A4c,d
2004	Vulnerable
2000	Vulnerable
1996	Vulnerable
1994	Vulnerable
1988	Threatened

Migratory status	nomadic	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type	continent	Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	1,050,000 km2	medium
Number of locations	11-100	-
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	7300-20000 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2000
Population trend	decreasing	poor	suspected	-
Generation length	3.3 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	2-100	-	-	-

Population justification: Population density estimates of 2.3-6.6 individuals/km² have been recorded in the Cordillera de Chilla region of Ecuador (Jacobs and Walker 1999). This is also consistent with recorded population density estimates for congeners or close relatives with a similar body size, and the fact that only a proportion of the estimated Extent of Occurrence is likely to be occupied. Using the best available information therefore, the overall population of the species is estimated to number 11,000-30,000 individuals, roughly equivalent to 7,300-20,000 mature individuals.

Trend justification: Forest loss within the species's range has reduced substantially in recent years (Tracewski et al. 2016, Fundación ProAves in litt. 2020, Global Forest Watch 2020). Assuming that the population is declining at the same rate as forest loss therefore, the population is thought to to be undergoing a slow, suspected decline of <2% within a 3-generation period (10 years; Bird et al. 2020). Although other threats may compound population declines, there is little evidence that the species is facing significant threats.

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

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Colombia	Alto Quindío
Colombia	Bosques del Oriente de Risaralda
Colombia	Cañón del Río Combeima
Colombia	Cuenca del Río Hereje
Colombia	Cuenca del Río Toche
Colombia	Laguna de la Cocha
Colombia	Munchique Natural National Park and southern extension
Colombia	Páramos y Bosques Altoandinos de Génova
Colombia	Parque Natural Regional Páramo del Duende
Colombia	Puracé Natural National Park
Colombia	Reserva Hidrográfica, Forestal y Parque Ecológico de Río Blanco
Colombia	Reserva Natural Ibanasca
Colombia	Reservas Comunitarias de Roncesvalles
Colombia	Serranía de las Minas
Ecuador	Acanamá-Guashapamba-Aguirre
Ecuador	Bosque Protector Colambo-Yacuri
Ecuador	Bosque Protector Moya-Molón
Ecuador	Cajas-Mazán
Ecuador	Cashca Totoras Protected Forest
Ecuador	Cordillera del Cóndor
Ecuador	Estación Biológica Guandera-Cerro Mongus
Ecuador	Montañas de Zapote-Najda
Ecuador	Parque Nacional Podocarpus
Ecuador	Parque Nacional Sangay
Ecuador	Reserva Comunal Bosque de Angashcola
Ecuador	Tapichalaca Reserve (Reserva Tapichalaca IBA)
Peru	Abra Patricia - Alto Mayo
Peru	Carpish
Peru	Cordillera de Colán
Peru	Laguna de los Cóndores
Peru	Manu
Peru	Río Abiseo y Tayabamba
Peru	Río Utcubamba
Peru	Santuario Histórico Machu Picchu

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Forest	Temperate	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	resident
Altitude	2400 - 3400 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	1400 - 3600 m

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Wood & pulp plantations - Scale Unknown/Unrecorded	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Species mortality
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Persecution/control	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Species mortality
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases	Problematic native species/diseases	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Species disturbance, Competition
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases	Problematic native species/diseases - Unspecified species	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Species disturbance, Competition
Residential & commercial development	Housing & urban areas	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/golden-plumed-parakeet-leptosittaca-branickii on 09/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 09/01/2025.