White-cheeked Antbird (Gymnopithys leucaspis)

White-cheeked Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Gymnopithys leucaspis and G. bicolor (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously listed as G. leucaspis following AOU (1998 & supplements), SACC (2005 & updates) and Stotz et al. (1996).

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.
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

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	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	24 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	1,540,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.9 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as fairly common (Stotz et al. 1996).

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

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Brazil	extant	native	yes
Colombia	extant	native	yes
Ecuador	extant	native	yes
Peru	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 900 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-cheeked Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-cheeked-antbird-gymnopithys-leucaspis on 26/11/2024.
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 26/11/2024.