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White-cheeked Cotinga Zaratornis stresemanni



Taxonomy

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.
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
- - C2a(i)

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2023 Near Threatened C2a(i)
2016 Vulnerable C2a(i)
2012 Vulnerable C2a(i)
2008 Vulnerable C2a(i)
2006 Vulnerable
2004 Vulnerable
2000 Vulnerable
1996 Vulnerable
1994 Vulnerable
1988 Threatened
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency high
Land-mass type continent
Average mass 52 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 132,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 2500-9999 mature individuals poor suspected 2022
Population trend decreasing poor inferred -
Generation length 3.51 years - - -
Number of subpopulations 10-100 - - -
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation 1-89% - - -

Population justification: The species is patchily distributed, but locally common or fairly common. In 1992, the population was suspected to number 1,000-4,000 mature individuals (Collar et al. 1992), though this may be a slight underestimate. Tentatively, the population is here placed in the band 2,500-9,999 mature individuals, but an accurate quantification of the population size is urgently required.

Trend justification: The species is suffering from the loss and degradation of Polylepis forests within its range, on which it strictly depends, while heavy grazing by livestock does not allow the forests to regenerate. Consequently, the population is inferred to undergo a slow decline, the rate of which has not been quantified.


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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Peru Alto Valle Santa Eulalia-Milloc
Peru Bosque de Zárate
Peru Champará
Peru Cordillera Huayhuash y Nor-Oyón
Peru Hortigal
Peru Parque Nacional Huascarán
Peru Reserva Nacional Pampa Galeras

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Altitude 3250 - 4760 m Occasional altitudinal limits (min) 2700 m

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture Livestock farming & ranching - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Slow, Significant Declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Slow, Significant Declines Medium Impact: 6
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Unspecified species Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Declines Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-cheeked Cotinga Zaratornis stresemanni. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-cheeked-cotinga-zaratornis-stresemanni 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.