Current view: Data table and detailed info
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
Red List history
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
high |
| Land-mass type |
|
Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally common (del Hoyo et al. 1999, Züchner and Boesman 2020).
Trend justification: The population trend has not been investigated. Slow and localised tree cover loss within the range (amounting to 3-5% over ten years; Global Forest Watch 2023, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein) is however unlikely to be driving population declines, given that the species inhabits forest edges and woodland and appears reasonably tolerant of converted habitats (per Züchner and Boesman 2020). Therefore, in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats, the population is precautionarily suspected to be stable, though it might also be found to be increasing as small-scale logging activities contribute to the creation of suitable habitat.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Santa Marta Woodstar Chaetocercus astreans. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/santa-marta-woodstar-chaetocercus-astreans 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.
