Slaty-backed Hemispingus (Poospiza goeringi)

Slaty-backed Hemispingus Poospiza goeringi

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Poospiza goeringi (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Hemispingus following SACC (2005 & updates); Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993); Stotz et al. (1996).

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2020	Near Threatened	D1
2016	Vulnerable	D2
2012	Vulnerable	D2
2008	Vulnerable	D2
2004	Vulnerable
2000	Vulnerable
1996	Vulnerable
1994	Vulnerable
1988	Near Threatened

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type	continent	Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	8,300 km²	medium
Area of Occupancy (breeding/resident)	3,764 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	1500-7000 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2000
Population trend	stable	poor	suspected	-
Generation length	2.7 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The species is locally uncommon to very common. The population is estimated to number 2,500-9,999 individuals based on an assessment of known records, descriptions of abundance and range size. This is consistent with recorded population density estimates for congeners or close relatives with a similar body size, and the fact that only a proportion of the estimated Extent of Occurrence is likely to be occupied. This estimate is equivalent to 1,667-6,666 mature individuals, rounded here to 1,500-7,000 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The population trend has not been assessed directly. The species is thought to potentially have declined in the past as a consequence of the loss and fragmentation of its forest habitat; forest loss however has mostly been concentrated in areas below the species's altitudinal range (Sharpe 2008). Over the past ten years, deforestation rates within the range have been negligible (< 1%; Global Forest Watch 2020). Hence, in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats, the population is assessed as stable.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Venezuela	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Venezuela	Parque Nacional Páramos Batallón y La Negra and surrounding areas
Venezuela	Parque Nacional Sierra La Culata
Venezuela	Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	marginal	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	marginal	resident
Altitude	2600 - 3200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threats & impact

Threat (level 1)

Threat (level 2)

Impact and Stresses

Energy production & mining

Mining & quarrying

Timing

Scope

Severity

Impact

Future

Minority (<50%)

Unknown

Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Transportation & service corridors

Roads & railroads