LC
Pacific Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes johnsoni



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Pseudocolaptes lawrencii and P. johnsoni (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as P. lawrencii following AOU (1998 and supplements), SACC (2005 and updates) and Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

 

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
2020 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Not Recognised
2008 Not Recognised
2006 Not Recognised
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Not Recognised
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass 51 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 76,200 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 2.4 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified given recent taxonomic splits. Prior to being split, the species has been described as 'uncommon and patchily distributed' (Stotz et al. 1996).

Trend justification: The population trend has not been directly quantified. A remote sensing study found that forest loss within the species's range has been negligible (< 1% over three generations; Tracewski et al. 2016). Therefore, in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats, the population is tentatively assessed as being stable.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Colombia extant native yes
Ecuador extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Ecuador El Ángel - Cerro Golondrinas and surrounding areas
Ecuador Intag-Toisán
Ecuador Mindo and western foothills of Volcan Pichincha
Ecuador Río Toachi-Chiriboga

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Altitude 700 - 3000 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pacific Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes johnsoni. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pacific-tuftedcheek-pseudocolaptes-johnsoni on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.