Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Anthracothorax dominicus and A. aurulentus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as A. dominicus following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
low |
| Land-mass type |
|
Average mass |
6 g |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'common' (Stotz et al. 1996, Raffaele et al. 1998) and 'generally common on coastal areas with scattered trees' (del Hoyo et al. 1999). It is common on Puerto Rico, which holds the majority of the population, but has become increasingly rare on the Virgin Islands where it is probably extinct on St John and Anegada, and perhaps also on Vieques, apparently as a result of competition from Eulampis holosericeus (Raffaele et al. 1998, del Hoyo et al. 1999). The total population is therefore inferred to be undergoing a slow decline.
Trend justification: It is common on Puerto Rico, which holds the majority of the population, but has become increasingly rare on the Virgin Islands where it is probably extinct on St John and Anegada, and perhaps also on Vieques, apparently as a result of competition from Eulampis holosericeus (Raffaele et al. 1998, del Hoyo et al. 1999). The total population is therefore inferred to be undergoing a slow decline.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Puerto Rican Mango Anthracothorax aurulentus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/puerto-rican-mango-anthracothorax-aurulentus on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.
