Sinaloa Martin (Progne sinaloae) - BirdLife species factsheet

Sinaloa Martin Progne sinaloae

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	C2a(ii)

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2020	Vulnerable	C2a(ii)
2016	Vulnerable	C2a(ii)
2012	Vulnerable	C2a(ii)
2008	Data Deficient
2004	Data Deficient
2000	Data Deficient
1996	Data Deficient
1994	Data Deficient
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	43 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	326,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	2500-9999 mature individuals	poor	inferred	2012
Population trend	decreasing	-	inferred	-
Generation length	2.98 years	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	100%	-	-	-

Population justification: Lethaby and King (2010) consider it unlikely that the population numbers more than a few thousand, and based on current knowledge, a population estimate of fewer than 10,000 mature individuals seems realistic.

Trend justification: The population is assumed to be decreasing. Historical records typically comprised of multiple specimens from a given location and include statements such as 'common', 'quite a colony', 'up to 15', and 'up to 30', indicating the existence of sizeable colonies, whereas recent records are usually of migrants in the lowlands, with the only definite breeding record being a colony of just 2-6 birds (Lethaby and King 2010).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Belize	extant	vagrant
Guatemala	extant	native		yes
Mexico	extant	native	yes	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Mexico	El Carricito
Mexico	Guacamayita
Mexico	Las Bufas
Mexico	Mesa de Guacamayas

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	breeding
Altitude	1100 - 2800 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sinaloa Martin Progne sinaloae. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sinaloa-martin-progne-sinaloae 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.