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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	A2cd+3cd+4cd	A2cd+3cd+4cd

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2020	Endangered	A2cd+3cd+4cd
2018	Endangered	A2cd+3cd+4cd
2016	Endangered	A2cd+3cd+4cd
2014	Endangered	A2cd+3cd+4cd
2012	Vulnerable	A2cd+3cd+4cd;C1
2008	Vulnerable	A2c,d; A3c,d; A4c,d; C1
2006	Vulnerable
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	nomadic	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	302 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	394,000 km2	medium
Number of locations	11-100	-
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	4700-6700 mature individuals	good	estimated	2003
Population trend	decreasing	medium	inferred	2000-2040
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	50-79%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	50-79%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	50-79%	-	-	-
Generation length	13.44 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	2-100	-	-	-

Population justification: Renton and Iñigo-Elias (2003) estimate the global population at 7,000-10,000 individuals, based on surveys covering the majority of the species's global range. This roughly equates to 4,700-6,700 mature individuals. An estimate that 5,000 individuals each year were captured illegally in Mexico (Cantú et al. 2007), implies that the population estimate by Renton and Iñigo-Elias (2003) could be an underestimate, but this is retained in this assessment until better data are available.

Trend justification: This species's population is suspected to be in very rapid decline, based on a study by Marin-Togo et al. (2012), who estimated the current distribution of this species along the Pacific coast of Mexico and showed a 72.6% reduction from its estimated original distribution.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Mexico	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Mexico	Álamos-Río Mayo
Mexico	Carricitos - Cacaxtla - Río Piaxtla
Mexico	Chamela - Cuitzmala
Mexico	Coalcomán - Pómaro
Mexico	Corredor de Barrancas de la Sierra Madre Occidental
Mexico	Cuenca Baja del Balsas
Mexico	Cuenca Baja del Río Papagayo
Mexico	El Mineral de Nuestra Señora
Mexico	Istmo de Tehuantepec - Mar Muerto
Mexico	Marismas Nacionales
Mexico	Pericos
Mexico	Presa Cajón de Peñas
Mexico	Reserva Ecológica Sierra de San Juan
Mexico	Sierra de Atoyac y Bosques de Niebla de la Costa Grande
Mexico	Sierra de Manantlán
Mexico	Sierra de Miahuatlán
Mexico	Sierra de Petatlán
Mexico	Vallecitos de Zaragoza

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 2200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Rapid Declines		Medium Impact: 7
		Stresses Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality
Climate change & severe weather	Droughts	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Reduced reproductive success
Climate change & severe weather	Storms & flooding	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Causing/Could cause fluctuations		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Species mortality
Natural system modifications	Dams & water management/use - Large dams	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture	national, international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Lilac-crowned Amazon Amazona finschi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/lilac-crowned-amazon-amazona-finschi on 21/12/2024.
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 21/12/2024.