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Turquoise Cotinga Cotinga ridgwayi



Family: Cotingidae (Cotingas)

Authority: Ridgway, 1887

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is restricted to a small range, in which deforestation is causing a decline in habitat availability and consequently in population size. The species has already disappeared from some previously occupied areas, and it consequently qualifies as Vulnerable.

Population size: 1250-2820 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 16,100 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Turquoise Cotinga Cotinga ridgwayi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/turquoise-cotinga-cotinga-ridgwayi on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.