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Orange-throated Tanager Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron



Family: Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Authority: Lowery & O'Neill, 1964

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(ii,iii,iv)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is only known from a small range in northern Peru and south-eastern Ecuador. Its habitat is lost at an accelerating rate, especially in easily accessible sites along roads and rivers. The species is therefore listed as Vulnerable.



Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 12,900 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Orange-throated Tanager Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/orange-throated-tanager-wetmorethraupis-sterrhopteron on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.