VU
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra



Family: Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows)

Authority: (Fraser, 1852)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cd+3cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
This species's once relatively large population has undergone a rapid decline owing to habitat loss and degradation and hunting, which is projected to continue into the future. For this reason it is listed as Vulnerable.



Population size: 20000-49999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 198,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Highland Guan Penelopina nigra. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/highland-guan-penelopina-nigra 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.