Data Zone
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). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, 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 size has not been quantified, but density descriptions range from uncommon to locally fairly common (Stotz et al. 1996, Freile and Restall 2018, Schulenberg and Johnson 2020, Hilty 2021).
Trend justification
The population trend has not been investigated, but the only threat known to the species is the loss its forest habitat (Schulenberg and Johnson 2020). Currently, the rate of tree cover loss is negligible within the range (1% over ten years; Global Forest Watch 2023, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Due to the species' tolerance of secondary and edge habitat (Schulenberg and Johnson 2020) the low rate of tree cover loss may not be affecting the population. Nevertheless, a projection of habitat loss to deforestation in Colombia found that until 2040 habitat loss may increase to a rate equivalent to 15% over ten years (Negret et al. 2021). It is therefore possible that the species will be undergoing local declines in the future. Currently however, in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats, the population is suspected to be stable.
The species occurs in the Andes from Venezuela south to Peru.
It inhabits humid montane forests, borders and secondary forests (Freile and Restall 2018, Hilty 2021).
The species is vulnerable to the loss of its habitat through deforestation for agricultural expansion. Currently however, tree cover loss is highly localised and overall negligible (see Global Forest Watch 2023), and thus unlikely to be causing population declines.
Text account compilers
Hermes, C.
Contributors
Butchart, S. & Ekstrom, J.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rufous-breasted-flycatcher-leptopogon-rufipectus 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.