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Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Hylonympha macrocerca



Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: Gould, 1873

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(i,ii,iii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is restricted to a very small range, in which ongoing conversion of forest to agricultural land as well as climate change are causing ongoing loss and degradation of habitat. It is therefore listed as Endangered.



Population size: 3000-4000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 610 km2

Country endemic: yes

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Scissor-tailed Hummingbird Hylonympha macrocerca. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/scissor-tailed-hummingbird-hylonympha-macrocerca on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.