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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.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2013	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

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	84,100 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.05 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'common but patchily distributed' (Stotz et al. 1996). It has been asserted that this species has undergone a severe decline across most of its range (Williams 2012); however, this view has been challenged with observations that it is still locally very abundant and not likely to be significantly threatened by human activities (F. Angulo in litt. 2013, A. More in litt. 2013). The apparently nomadic nature of this species makes assessments of its population trend very difficult. In the absence of clear evidence for a decline or substantial threats, the population is suspected to be stable.

Trend justification: It has been asserted that this species has undergone a severe decline across most of its range (Williams 2012); however, this view has been challenged with observations that it is still locally very abundant and not likely to be significantly threatened by human activities (F. Angulo in litt. 2013, A. More in litt. 2013). The apparently nomadic nature of this species makes assessments of its population trend very difficult. In the absence of clear evidence for a decline or substantial threats, the population is suspected to be stable.

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

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Peru	Chaparrí
Peru	Las Delicias
Peru	Rafán
Peru	Santuario Histórico Bosque de Pomac
Peru	Talara

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 570 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sulphur-throated Finch Sicalis taczanowskii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sulphur-throated-finch-sicalis-taczanowskii on 24/12/2024.
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 24/12/2024.