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Taxonomic note

Pseudosaltator rufiventris (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Saltator following SACC (2005 & updates); Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993); 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.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2020	Least Concern
2018	Near Threatened	C2a(i)
2016	Near Threatened	C2a(i)
2012	Near Threatened	C2a(i)
2008	Near Threatened	C2a(i)
2004	Near Threatened
2000	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1996	Vulnerable
1994	Vulnerable
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	247,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	10000-19999 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2020
Population trend	decreasing	poor	suspected	2014-2024
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	3.4 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	2-10	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	1-89%	-	-	-

Population justification: The species is in general uncommon, but can be locally common (Stotz et al. 1996, Pearman 1997, S. Mayer in litt. 1999), and is potentially more widespread than known to date. The population in Bolivia is thought to exceed 10,000 individuals (S. Mayer in litt. 1999), which roughly equates to more than 6,500 mature individuals. Therefore, the global population is here tentatively placed in the band 10,000-19,999 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The population trend has not been estimated directly. The species is threatened by habitat loss, and it is suspected that the conversion of native scrub and woodland for agricultural use, together with an increase in wildfires, are causing a slow population decline. Forests loss within the range has been negligible over the past three generations (<1% over 10.2 years; Global Forest Watch 2020). It is therefore tentatively assumed that the combined impacts of the loss of forests and the loss of scrubland through logging and fires are causing a population decline of <10% over three generations.

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

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Argentina	Alto Calilegua
Argentina	Caspala y Santa Ana
Argentina	Cerro Negro de San Antonio
Argentina	Cuesta del Obispo
Argentina	Fincas Santiago y San Andrés
Argentina	Santa Victoria, Cañani y Cayotal
Bolivia	Azurduy
Bolivia	Cerro Q'ueñwa Sandora
Bolivia	Quebrada Mojón
Bolivia	Reserva Biológica Cordillera de Sama
Bolivia	Reserva Nacional de Flora y Fauna Tariquía
Bolivia	Southern slopes of Tunari National Park (Vertiente Sur del Parque Nacional Tunari IBA)
Bolivia	Yungas Superiores de Apolobamba

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	marginal	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	resident
Altitude	2500 - 4000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
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 - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Wood & pulp plantations - Small-holder plantations	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
		Past, Likely to Return		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Past Impact
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rufous-bellied Mountain-tanager Pseudosaltator rufiventris. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rufous-bellied-mountain-tanager-pseudosaltator-rufiventris 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.