Family: Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Authority: (Tschudi, 1844)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has an extremely small population. In the absence of direct data on the population trend, it is precautionarily assumed that the species is undergoing a continuing decline due to the destruction of wetland habitat on which it strictly depends, as such it is considered Critically Endangered.

Population size: 50-249 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 4,553 km²

Country endemic: yes

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