Rufous-webbed Bush-tyrant (Polioxolmis rufipennis)

Rufous-webbed Bush-tyrant Polioxolmis rufipennis

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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.

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	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	894,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.32 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'uncommon and patchily distributed' (Stotz et al. 1996). This population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat degradation (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Trend justification: This population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat degradation (del Hoyo et al. 2004).

Country/territory distribution

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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Bolivia	Reserva Biológica Cordillera de Sama
Bolivia	Southern slopes of Tunari National Park (Vertiente Sur del Parque Nacional Tunari IBA)
Bolivia	Yungas Superiores de Apolobamba
Peru	Abra Málaga-Vilcanota
Peru	Champará
Peru	Cotahuasi
Peru	Reserva Nacional Pampa Galeras
Peru	Santuario Histórico Machu Picchu

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	resident
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	resident
Altitude	2360 - 4600 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rufous-webbed Bush-tyrant Polioxolmis rufipennis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rufous-webbed-bush-tyrant-polioxolmis-rufipennis 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.