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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.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2013	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2010	Least Concern
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	2,980,000 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	4,140,000 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.25 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common' (Stotz et al. 1996).

The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat degradation (del Hoyo et al. 2003).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat degradation (del Hoyo et al. 2003).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Argentina	extant	native	yes
Bolivia	extant	native	yes
Chile	extant	native	yes
Peru	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	non-breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		suitable	non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	breeding
Altitude	0 - 4270 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Scale-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia dumetaria. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/scale-throated-earthcreeper-upucerthia-dumetaria on 21/12/2024.
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 21/12/2024.