LC
Greater Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus



Justification

Justification of Red List category
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population justification
The global population size has not been quantified given recent taxonomic splits. The species is described as 'fairly common but patchily distributed' (Stotz et al. 1996).

Trend justification
The species is undergoing a moderate decline (Partners in Flight 2019), which is thought to be caused by low levels of habitat loss within the range (Tracewski et al. 2016).

Acknowledgements

Text account compilers
Hermes, C.

Contributors
Taylor, J., Symes, A., Ekstrom, J. & Butchart, S.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Greater Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/greater-pied-puffbird-notharchus-tectus on 18/12/2024.
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 18/12/2024.