LC
Mountain Cacique Cacicus chrysonotus



Justification

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 has not been quantified. The species is described as fairly common in the southern part of the range, but as scarce and local in Colombia and Venezuela (Fraga 2022).

Trend justification

The population trend has not been investigated. Tree cover loss within the range is very low (2% over three generations; Global Forest Watch 2023, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Population declines are therefore likely equally low and localised; they are here tentatively placed in the band 1-9% over ten years.

Ecology

The species inhabits montane forests (Fraga 2022).

Acknowledgements

Text account compilers
Hermes, C.

Contributors
Temple, H.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Mountain Cacique Cacicus chrysonotus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/mountain-cacique-cacicus-chrysonotus on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.