Sulphur-throated Spinetail (Limnoctites sulphuriferus)

Sulphur-throated Spinetail Limnoctites sulphuriferus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

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. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.
SACC. 2006. 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
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	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	14 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	873,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.8 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'uncommon and patchily distributed' (Stotz et al. 1996).

Trend justification: This population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat loss and degradation (del Hoyo et al. 2003).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Breeding visitor
Argentina	extant	native
Brazil	extant	native
Uruguay	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Argentina	Parque Costero del Sur
Argentina	Perdices
Argentina	Reserva Natural Otamendi, Reserva Provincial Río Lujan y alrededores
Brazil	Banhado São Donato
Uruguay	Castillos Lagoon
Uruguay	Eastern Wetlands

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	major	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	major	breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Shrub Dominated Wetlands	suitable	breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Shrub Dominated Wetlands	suitable	non-breeding
Altitude	0 - 300 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sulphur-throated Spinetail Limnoctites sulphuriferus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sulphur-throated-spinetail-limnoctites-sulphuriferus 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.