Puerto Rican Emerald (Riccordia maugaeus) - BirdLife species factsheet

Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Previously listed as Chlorostilbon maugaeus (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. Considered to be closely related to R. ricordii and R. swainsonii. 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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2023	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	3 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	9,970 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	30000-39999 mature individuals	medium	estimated	2015
Population trend	stable	-	estimated	-
Generation length	2.04 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	1	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	100%	-	-	-

Population justification: The species is described as common, and it is frequently observed throughout its range (Stotz et al. 1996, eBird 2023). The population is estimated to number <20,000 pairs or <40,000 mature individuals (Nytch et al. 2015). The population is here tentatively placed in the band 30,000-39,999 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The species is widespread in a variety of habitats and appears largely unaffected by conversion and anthropogenic disturbance (Bündgen and Boesman 2020). Following hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, its occupancy increased (Lloyd et al. 2019). Its population is therefore assessed as stable, but may possibly even be increasing.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Puerto Rico (to USA)	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Acantilados del Noroeste
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Caño Tiburones
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Carite
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Ceiba and Naguabo
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Cienaga Las Cucharillas
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Cordillera Central
Puerto Rico (to USA)	El Yunque
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Este Central
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Guaniquilla and Boquerón
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Jobos Bay
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Karso del Norte
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Karso del Sur
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Maricao and Susúa
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Salinas de Punta Cucharas
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Sierra Bermeja and Laguna Cartagena
Puerto Rico (to USA)	Suroeste

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 800 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(max) 1300 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/puerto-rican-emerald-riccordia-maugaeus 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.