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Justification of Red List category
This species has an extremely 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 has not been quantified, but it is not believed to 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 global population size is unknown given recent taxonomic splits.

Trend justification
The population trend has not been investigated, but declines are suspected as a consequence of the loss and degradation of forested habitat. Tree cover within the range is lost at a rate of 8% over ten years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). As the species is not strictly forest-dependent but also occurs in secondary growth, edges and plantations (del Hoyo et al. 2020), the rate of population decline is unlikely to exceed the rate of tree cover loss. Tentatively, declines are here placed in the band 1-19% over ten years.

Text account compilers
Hermes, C.

Contributors
Butchart, S., Ekstrom, J., Symes, A. & Taylor, J.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Long-billed Hermit Phaethornis longirostris. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/long-billed-hermit-phaethornis-longirostris 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.