Family: Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, Curassows)

Authority: Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1939

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bcd+3cd+4bcd

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Critically Endangered because its population is now estimated to be declining extremely rapidly owing to hunting and habitat destruction. It also has a small range and is known from few locations in a narrow altitudinal band, which is subject to habitat loss.

Population size: 1000-4999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 14,000 km²

Country endemic: yes