Short-tailed Woodstar (Myrmia micrura) - BirdLife species factsheet

Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

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

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	134,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	1.94 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'uncommon' (Stotz et al. 1996). 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
Ecuador	extant	native	yes
Peru	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Ecuador	Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco
Ecuador	Bosque Protector Chongón-Colonche
Ecuador	Bosque Protector Puyango
Ecuador	Cañón del río Catamayo
Ecuador	Cordillera El Bálsamo
Ecuador	Parque Nacional Machalilla y alrededores
Ecuador	Reserva Ecológica Arenillas
Ecuador	Reserva Ecológica Comunal Loma Alta
Ecuador	Reserva Natural Tumbesia-La Ceiba-Zapotillo
Ecuador	Tambo Negro
Peru	Bosques Secos de Salitral - Huarmaca - Olmos
Peru	Chaparrí
Peru	Laquipampa
Peru	Las Delicias
Peru	Manglares de San Pedro - Vice
Peru	Paltashaco
Peru	Rafán
Peru	Talara

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Short-tailed Woodstar Myrmia micrura. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/short-tailed-woodstar-myrmia-micrura 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.