LC
Wattled Guan Aburria aburri



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions 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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2023 Least Concern
2016 Near Threatened C1+2a(i)
2012 Near Threatened C1+2a(i)
2008 Near Threatened C1; C2a(i)
2004 Near Threatened
2000 Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1994 Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type continent
Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 2,200,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing poor inferred 2010-2033
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 10-19% - - -
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 10-19% - - -
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 10-19% - - -
Generation length 7.79 years - - -
Number of subpopulations 2-100 - - -
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation 1-89% - - -

Population justification: This species is described as locally rare (Y. G. Molina Martínez in litt. 2023). In Colombia, a population density of 0.9-2.6 individuals/km2 could be recorded (Ríos et al. 2005, Santini et al. 2018). This density is however not believed to be representative for the entire range (E. Botero-Delgadillo in litt. 2023, Y. G. Molina Martínez in litt. 2023). The global population can therefore not be quantified. Based on the extremely large range however, the population is unlikely to be small.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in slow decline owing to habitat loss and hunting pressure, and the species has reportedly declined or disappeared in areas close to settlements (del Hoyo and Kirwan 2020, T. Donegan in litt. 2023).
Over three generations (23.4 years), c.7% of tree cover is lost within the range (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). However, as it appears to tolerate some degree of secondary and edge habitats (del Hoyo and Kirwan 2020), habitat loss may not be driving substantial declines. Hunting pressure varies throughout the range, but may be locally high (del Hoyo and Kirwan 2020); therefore, population declines are here tentatively placed in the band 10-19% over three generations.


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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Colombia Bosques del Oriente de Risaralda
Colombia Cañón del Río Alicante
Colombia La Forzosa-Santa Gertrudis
Colombia Parque Nacional Natural Tamá
Colombia Reserva Biológica Cachalú
Colombia Reserva Regional Bajo Cauca Nechí
Colombia Selva de Florencia
Colombia Serranía de las Minas
Colombia Serranía de las Quinchas
Colombia Serranía de los Churumbelos
Colombia Serranía de los Paraguas
Colombia Serranía de los Yariguíes
Colombia Serranía de San Lucas
Ecuador Bosque Protector Los Cedros
Ecuador Cordillera de Huacamayos-San Isidro-Sierra Azul
Ecuador Cordillera de Kutukú
Ecuador Cordillera del Cóndor
Ecuador Corredor Awacachi
Ecuador Corredor Ecológico Llanganates-Sangay
Ecuador Intag-Toisán
Ecuador Maquipucuna-Río Guayllabamba
Ecuador Mindo and western foothills of Volcan Pichincha
Ecuador Parque Nacional Cayambe-Coca
Ecuador Parque Nacional Llanganates
Ecuador Parque Nacional Podocarpus
Ecuador Parque Nacional Sangay
Ecuador Reserva Ecológica Antisana (west) and adjacent areas
Ecuador Reserva Ecológica Cofán-Bermejo
Ecuador Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas
Ecuador Reserva Ecológica Los Illinizas y alrededores
Ecuador Río Conambo-Bobonaza
Ecuador Río Toachi-Chiriboga
Peru Alto Valle del Saña
Peru Cordillera del Cóndor
Peru Manu
Peru Moyobamba
Peru Parque Nacional Cordillera Azul
Venezuela Parque Nacional Perijá
Venezuela Parque Nacional Terepaima
Venezuela Zona Protectora San Rafael de Guasare

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Altitude 200 - 2610 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Declines Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture Livestock farming & ranching - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Declines Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Declines Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Species mortality
Biological resource use Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Declines Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Food - human subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Wattled Guan Aburria aburri. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/wattled-guan-aburria-aburri 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.