Sulphur-rumped Tanager (Heterospingus rubrifrons)

Sulphur-rumped Tanager Heterospingus rubrifrons

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
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2021	Least Concern
2018	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	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	96,400 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	20000-49999 mature individuals	poor	suspected	2019
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.39 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population is suspected to number fewer than 50,000 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019), thus it is here placed in the band 20,000-49,999 mature individuals. The species is described as 'uncommon' (Stotz et al. 1996).

Trend justification: The species is undergoing a small decline (Partners in Flight 2019).

Country/territory distribution

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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Costa Rica	Arenal-Monteverde
Costa Rica	Cahuita, Gandoca-Manzanillo and Migratory Bird Corridor
Costa Rica	La Amistad Caribe
Costa Rica	Pacuare, coastal wetlands and Migratory Bird Corridor
Panama	Chagres National Park
Panama	Golfo de los Mosquitos Forests
Panama	La Amistad International Park
Panama	Palo Seco Protection Forest
Panama	Portobelo National Park
Panama	San San Pond Sak Wetlands

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 900 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sulphur-rumped Tanager Heterospingus rubrifrons. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sulphur-rumped-tanager-heterospingus-rubrifrons 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.