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MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Geothlypis tolmiei (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Oporornis following AOU (1998 & supplements); Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993); Stotz et al. (1996).

 

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2021 Least Concern
2018 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass 10 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 5,250,000 km2 medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 2,090,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 11000000 mature individuals poor estimated 2019
Population trend decreasing - estimated -
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 10% - - -
Generation length 2.29 years - - -

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 11 million mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).

Trend justification: The species is undergoing a moderate decline (Partners in Flight 2019; Rosenberg et al. 2019). Short-term trends suggest that the population has declined by 10% over the past ten years (Pardieck et al. 2018).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Bahamas extant vagrant
Belize extant vagrant yes
Canada extant native yes yes
Costa Rica extant native yes yes
El Salvador extant native yes
Guatemala extant native yes
Honduras extant native yes
Mexico extant native yes yes yes
Nicaragua extant native yes yes
Panama extant native yes yes
USA extant native yes yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Boreal suitable breeding
Forest Temperate major breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude suitable non-breeding
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Moist major non-breeding
Shrubland Temperate suitable breeding
Altitude 1000 - 2700 m Occasional altitudinal limits (max) 3000 m

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Climate change & severe weather Other impacts Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Unknown Unknown Unknown
Stresses
Indirect ecosystem effects

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/macgillivrays-warbler-geothlypis-tolmiei on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.