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Gorgeted Puffleg Eriocnemis isabellae



Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: Cortés-Diago, Ortega, Mazariegos-Hurtado & Weller, 2007

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This recently described species qualifies as Critically Endangered because it is known from a single location and has an extremely small area of occupancy within which habitat quality is continuing to decline owing to conversion for agriculture (particularly coca cultivation).



Population size: 250-999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 44 km2

Country endemic: yes


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Gorgeted Puffleg Eriocnemis isabellae. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/gorgeted-puffleg-eriocnemis-isabellae 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.