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Justification of Red List category
This species has a very 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). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not 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, but this species is described as uncommon to fairly common, but patchily distributed (Stotz et al. 1996, Krabbe and Schulenberg 2020).

Trend justification
Tree cover loss is minimal within the range (<2% over three generations [12.9 years]; Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Therefore, in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats, the population is suspected to be stable.

The species occurs in the Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and extreme northern Peru.

It inhabits humid montane forest and woodland, where it is found in dense undergrowth or bamboo thickets (Krabbe and Schulenberg 2020).

Text account compilers
Hermes, C.

Contributors
Butchart, S., Dahal, P.R. & Ekstrom, J.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/ocellated-tapaculo-acropternis-orthonyx on 19/12/2024.
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 19/12/2024.