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Taxonomic note
Premnoplex tatei and P. pariae (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as P. tatei following SACC (2005 & updates), Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993) and Stotz et al. (1996).

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.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	B1ab(ii,iii)	B1ab(ii,iii); D2

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2021	Endangered	B1ab(ii,iii)
2016	Endangered	B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)
2012	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	470 km2	medium
Number of locations	2-5	-
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	1000-2499 mature individuals	medium	estimated	1994
Population trend	decreasing	poor	suspected	2015-2025
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-9%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-9%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-9%	-	-	-
Generation length	2.7 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	1	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	100%	-	-	-

Population justification: Population densities on Cerro Humo were found to be low (0.8 individuals/ha; Evans et al. 1994). Precautionarily assuming that only around 10-20% of the area of mapped range are occupied to account for the species's rarity (per Remsen 2020), the population may number 1,840-3,680 individuals, roughly equating to 1,230-2,450 mature individuals. To account for uncertainty, the population size is here placed in the band 1,000-2,499 mature individuals. However, given the age of this estimate and the suspected slow decline of the population, an up-to-date estimate is required.
The subpopulation structure has not been formally assessed, but based on its very small range it is tentatively assumed that the species functions as one subpopulation.

Trend justification: This species's population is suspected to be declining slowly. Tree cover within the range is lost at a rate of 3% over ten years (Global Forest Watch 2021). Given the species's strict requirements for wet montane forest, the population may decline faster than the rate of tree cover loss suggests due to the compounding impacts of understorey degradation. Nevertheless, population declines are unlikely to exceed 10% over ten years.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Venezuela	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Venezuela	Peninsula de Paria National Park (Parque Nacional Península de Paria IBA)

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	800 - 1200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Natural system modifications	Fire & fire suppression - Increase in fire frequency/intensity	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Paria Barbtail Premnoplex pariae. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/paria-barbtail-premnoplex-pariae on 08/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 08/01/2025.