Data Zone
Justification of Red List category
This species is restricted to a small range. Large tracts of habitat is currently stable and not at risk, but deforestation is ongoing in parts of the range and suspected to drive slow population declines. The species is therefore listed as Near Threatened.
Population justification
The global population is suspected to number fewer than 50,000 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2020); thus it is here placed in the band 20,000-49,999 mature individuals, but these values require confirmation. The species is described as fairly common to common and locally numerous (Stotz et al. 1996, Collar 2020).
Observational records (per eBird 2021) suggest that the species forms three separate subpopulations.
Trend justification
The species is suspected to be in decline (Partners in Flight 2020). Tree cover loss within the range is low (up to 2% over ten years; Global Forest Watch 2021, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein) and large parts of the range are currently not under threat; therefore declines are unlikely to exceed 10% over ten years.
The species occurs in eastern Panama from Serranía de Majé to Cerro Pirre and Cerro Tacarcuna and adjacent northwestern Colombia.
The species occurs in premontane and montane cloud forest in elevations of 1,100-1,500 m, but occasionally down to 900 m (Collar 2020). Its ecology is largely unknown.
Due to its high dependence on cloud forests, the species is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat. Tree cover loss is currently low within the range; deforestation is mostly taking place in the northern part of the range near Serranía de Majé, while large tracts of suitable forests in the south are protected within National Parks and currently not at risk (Collar 2020, Global Forest Watch 2021, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Overall, the impact of habitat loss on the population size is thought to be low.
Conservation Actions Underway
The species occurs in several protected areas within its range, including Darién National Park in Panama and Los Katíos National Park in Colombia.
Conservation Actions Proposed
Accurately quantify the population size. Survey to determine the distribution range. Research into the species's ecology and behaviour. Quantify the impact of threats on the population size. Monitor the population trend. Monitor rates of habitat loss.
Protect suitable habitat within the range.
Text account compilers
Hermes, C.
Contributors
Butchart, S., Ekstrom, J. & Miller, E.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Varied Solitaire Myadestes coloratus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/varied-solitaire-myadestes-coloratus 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.