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Taxonomic note
Previously listed as Leucippus chlorocercus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014), but moved to current genus following a recent overhaul of all genera by NACC, based on McGuire et al. (2014), Stiles et al. (2017a, b) and others. Monotypic.

Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2022. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip.

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as fairly common to rare (Stotz et al. 1996, Weller and Kirwan 2021).

Trend justification:

The population trend has not been investigated. Tree cover within the range is lost at a rate of 4% over ten years (Global Forest Watch 2021, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). The species is however not forest-dependent, but mainly occurs in young successional vegetation, shrubby open woodland and even on pastures (Weller and Kirwan 2021). Consequently, the current rate of tree cover loss may not be affecting the population. Therefore, in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats, the population is suspected to be stable.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Olive-spotted Hummingbird Talaphorus chlorocercus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/olive-spotted-hummingbird-talaphorus-chlorocercus 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.