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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2023	Near Threatened	A2c+3c+4c
2016	Near Threatened	A3c; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
2013	Near Threatened	A3c; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
2012	Near Threatened	A3c;B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
2008	Near Threatened	A3c; B1a+b(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
2007	Near Threatened
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	120,500 km2	medium
Area of Occupancy (breeding/resident)	25,680 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	15880-17880 mature individuals	medium	inferred	2019
Population trend	decreasing	poor	suspected	2016-2027
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	20-29%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	20-29%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	20-29%	-	-	-
Generation length	3.69 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	2	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	84-94%	-	-	-

Population justification: The species is described as uncommon to fairly common (Stotz et al. 1996, Remsen Jr. and Kirwan 2020). It is suspected that subspecies pabsti numbers around 15,000 mature individuals (G. A. Bencke in litt. 2021, in Silveira et al. 2023). Based on intensive field surveys, the population of subspecies espinhacensis was estimated at 880-2880 mature individuals (Freitas et al. 2019). The total population is therefore placed in the band 15,880-17,880 mature individuals.

Trend justification: Despite its tolerance of a certain level of human disturbance and habitat degradation, population declines are suspected on the basis of the large-scale conversion of grasslands to plantations (C. S. Fontana in litt. 2006, Remsen Jr. and Kirwan 2020, Silveira et al. 2023). Based on remote sensing data, it is estimated that the more numerous subspecies pabsti has lost 20% of suitable habitat to plantation between 2010 and 2020 (Silveira et al. 2023 and references therein), which equates to 22% over three generations (11.1 years). Climate change may further reduce available habitat, as campo rupestre savannas are particularly vulnerable to alterations in precipitation regimes (Freitas et al. 2019 and references therein). It is assumed that population declines are roughly equivalent to the rate of habitat loss (Silveira et al. 2023). Consequently, they are here placed in the band 20-29% over three generations and are suspected to continue into the future based on ongoing threats.

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

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Brazil	Campos do Planalto das Araucárias
Brazil	Painel / Urupema
Brazil	Urubici

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	marginal	resident
Grassland	Temperate	major	resident
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	resident
Altitude	720 - 1780 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Wood & pulp plantations - Agro-industry plantations	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Rapid Declines		Medium Impact: 7
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Climate change & severe weather	Droughts	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Whole (>90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation
Energy production & mining	Mining & quarrying	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Natural system modifications	Fire & fire suppression - Increase in fire frequency/intensity	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Residential & commercial development	Tourism & recreation areas	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem conversion

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Long-tailed Cinclodes Cinclodes pabsti. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/long-tailed-cinclodes-cinclodes-pabsti on 24/12/2024.
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 24/12/2024.