Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis)

Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Hypnelus ruficollis and H. bicinctus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as H. ruficollis following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

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.

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
2014	Least Concern
2012	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

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

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	369,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.41 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common' (Stotz et al. 1996) and 'common to abundant' (del Hoyo et al. 2002). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Colombia	Bojonawi
Colombia	Ciénaga Grande, Isla de Salamanca and Sabana Grande RAMSAR biosphere reserve
Colombia	Eco-parque Los Besotes
Colombia	Parque Nacional Natural Macuira
Colombia	Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona
Colombia	Parque Wisirare
Colombia	Valle de San Salvador
Venezuela	Henri Pittier National Park (Parque Nacional Henri Pittier IBA)
Venezuela	Humedales Boca de Hueque y Sauca
Venezuela	Humedales Boca del Río Unare
Venezuela	Morrocoy National Park
Venezuela	Parque Nacional Cerro El Copey
Venezuela	Parque Nacional El Ávila and surrounding areas
Venezuela	Parque Nacional El Tamá
Venezuela	Parque Nacional Guatopo
Venezuela	Parque Nacional Mochima
Venezuela	Parque Nacional San Esteban
Venezuela	Parque Nacional Santos Luzardo
Venezuela	Refugio de Fauna Silvestre Cuare
Venezuela	Reserva de Fauna Silvestre Esteros de Camaguán
Venezuela	Reserva Privada Hato El Cedral
Venezuela	Reserva Privada Hato El Frío
Venezuela	Reserva Privada Hato Masaguaral
Venezuela	Reserva Privada Hato Piñero

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	suitable	resident
Savanna	Moist	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1300 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/russet-throated-puffbird-hypnelus-ruficollis 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.