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White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Basilinna leucotis (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Hylocharis.

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.

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
2022 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
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 -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 1,500,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 2000000 mature individuals poor suspected 2022
Population trend decreasing - suspected 2016-2026
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 1-9% - - -
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 1-9% - - -
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 1-9% - - -
Generation length 2.11 years - - -

Population justification: The global population is suspected to number 2,000,000 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2022).

Trend justification: The population trend has not been investigated, but declines are suspected as a consequence of forest logging. Tree cover within the range is lost at a rate of 4% over ten years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Therefore, population declines are here tentatively placed in the band 1-9% over ten years.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
El Salvador extant native yes
Guatemala extant native yes
Honduras extant native yes
Mexico extant native yes
Nicaragua extant native yes
USA extant vagrant yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
El Salvador Alotepeque Range
El Salvador Montecristo Forest
El Salvador Río Sapo/Perquín
Guatemala Antigua Guatemala
Guatemala Atitlan
Guatemala Cerro El Amay
Guatemala Cerro Miramundo
Guatemala Cuchumatanes
Guatemala Cuilco
Guatemala Montecristo
Guatemala Sacranix
Guatemala Santiaguito Volcano
Guatemala Sierra de las Minas - Motagua
Guatemala Yalijux
Mexico Cerros de Chalchihuitán
Mexico El Carricito
Mexico Guacamayita
Mexico La Malinche
Mexico Las Bufas
Mexico Mesa de Guacamayas
Mexico Monte Escobedo
Mexico Nevado de Colima
Mexico Omiltemi
Mexico San Antonio Peña Nevada
Mexico Sierra de Taxco - Nevado de Toluca
Mexico Sierra de Valparaíso
Mexico Sierra de Zongolica-Tenango
Mexico Tacámbaro
Mexico Tancítaro
Mexico Tlanchinol y Bosques de Montaña del Noreste de Hidalgo
Mexico Tlaxiaco
Nicaragua Dipilto-Jalapa Mountain Range
Nicaragua El Jaguar
Nicaragua Miraflor

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Altitude 1200 - 3500 m Occasional altitudinal limits (max) 4010 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-eared-hummingbird-basilinna-leucotis 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.