Family: Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Authority: Di Giacomo & Kopuchian, 2016

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is known to breed in wet grasslands in Argentina and Paraguay. Its ecology is not well known, but it may migrate to non-breeding sites in Brazil and Bolivia. The population is suspected to be small and declining in line with habitat loss. The species is therefore assessed as Near Threatened.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 105,000 km²

Country endemic: no