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Rufous-breasted Warbling-finch Poospiza rubecula



Family: Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Authority: Salvin, 1895

Red List Category:


Criteria: C2a(ii)
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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Near Threatened because it is suspected to have a small population, which may be undergoing a decline as a consequence of the loss and degradation of its high-altitude woodland habitat.



Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 46,800 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Rufous-breasted Warbling-finch Poospiza rubecula. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rufous-breasted-warbling-finch-poospiza-rubecula on 22/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/01/2025.