Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe (Attagis gayi) - BirdLife species factsheet

Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis gayi

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	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	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	311 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,740,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	33300-1330000 mature individuals	-	-	2023
Population trend	unknown	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.79 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size is estimated at 50,001-2,000,600 individuals (Wetlands International 2023), which equates to 33,300-1,330,000 mature individuals. The overall population trend is unknown (Wetlands International 2023).

Trend justification: .

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Argentina	extant	native	yes
Bolivia	extant	native	yes
Chile	extant	native	yes
Ecuador	extant	native	yes
Peru	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Argentina	Reserva Provincial Laguna Brava
Argentina	Reserva Provincial y de la Biosfera Laguna Blanca
Argentina	Sistema de lagunas de Vilama-Pululos

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	resident
Altitude	1000 - 5500 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe Attagis gayi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rufous-bellied-seedsnipe-attagis-gayi 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.