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Justification of Red List category
This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (extent of occurrence <20,000 km² combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size may be moderately small to large, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population justification
The global population is suspected to number fewer than 50,000 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2022); therefore it is here placed in the band 20,000-49,999 mature individuals. The species is described as uncommon to locally common, but patchily distributed (Stotz et al. 1996, Schuchmann and Boesman 2020).

Trend justification
The population trend has not been investigated, but due to its dependence on forest, declines are suspected as a consequence of logging and habitat conversion. Tree cover within the range is lost at a rate of 3% over ten years (Global Forest Watch 2021, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Therefore, population declines are here tentatively placed in the band 1-9% over ten years.

Text account compilers
Everest, J., Hermes, C.

Contributors
Butchart, S. & Ekstrom, J.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Purple-throated Woodstar Philodice mitchellii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/purple-throated-woodstar-philodice-mitchellii 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.