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Taxonomic note

Epinecrophylla haematonota and E. fjeldsaai (SACC [2005 and updates]; Sibley and Monroe [1990, 1993]; Stotz et al. [1996]) have been lumped and subsequently split into E. haematonota and E. amazonica following del Hoyo and Collar (2016). Previously included in Myrmotherula but transferred to present genus after Isler et al. (2006). Until recently considered conspecific with E. haematonota, but differs markedly in its loudsong (Whitney et al. 2013), with longer note length (3) and slower pace (3), also with (in female) throat more ochraceous (1) and breast and belly more greyish-brown (1). Recently established taxon dentei, although described as a species (Whitney et al. 2013), is similar vocally (or may appear intermediate between nominate and E. haematonota but is not intermediate geographically) and close genetically. Two subspecies recognized.

Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2023. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 8. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v8_Dec23.zip.

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified. This species is considered to have a high dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 5.2% within its mapped range over the past 10 years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). It is therefore tentatively suspected that this rate of cover loss may have led to a decline of between 1-19% in the species' population size over the same time frame, with a best estimate of reduction being 5-9%.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rio Madeira Stipplethroat Epinecrophylla amazonica. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rio-madeira-stipplethroat-epinecrophylla-amazonica on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.