Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: (Stone, 1917)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
The rarity of this species suggest that its population is very small. Its habitat, and by inference the population, have undergone a rapid decline that may be continuing. This combination of factors leads to its classification as Endangered.

Population size: 285-440 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 5,700 km²

Country endemic: yes

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