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Justification of Red List category
This species has a very 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 is very large, and hence does not 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 species is described as fairly common to abundant, though generally uncommon in Peru, with densities of over 3-5 pairs/km² observed in parts of the range (Stotz et al. 1996, Heynen and Kirwan 2020). Currently, about 140,000 km² within the range are covered by forest with at least 75% canopy density (Global Forest Watch 2022). Assuming that 40% are occupied at this density, the global population may number 168,000-285,000 pairs. This equates to 336,000-570,000 mature individuals.

Trend justification
The population trend has not been investigated. Tree cover loss within the range is low (2% over ten years; Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). The species is restricted to humid and wet forests (Heynen and Kirwan 2020), and therefore population declines may exceed the rate of tree cover loss as a consequence of additional habitat degradation. Declines are here tentatively placed in the band 1-9% over ten years.

This species occupies a large range from south-east Panama through the Andes south to northern Peru.

Text account compilers
Hermes, C.

Contributors
Pilgrim, J.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/greenish-puffleg-haplophaedia-aureliae on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.