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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.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2021	Near Threatened	B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(i); D1
2016	Vulnerable	B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
2012	Vulnerable	B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
2008	Vulnerable	B1a+b(i,ii,iii,iv,v)
2004	Vulnerable
2000	Endangered
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

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

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	142,000 km2	medium
Area of Occupancy (breeding/resident)	1,524 km2
Number of locations	12-20	-
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	poor	suspected	2021
Population trend	decreasing	poor	inferred	2020-2030
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-19%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-19%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-19%	-	-	-
Generation length	2.92 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	5-12	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	1-89%	-	-	-

Population justification: No direct estimates of the species's population size or population density are available. The species has been recorded at few localities in recent decades. It was listed as uncommon in Sooretama Biological Reserve during fieldwork in 1981 (Scott and Brooke 1985), but there have been no records since 2003 (GBIF.org 2021). It is apparently quite local within Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve (Whitney et al. 1995). A study at Rio Doce State Park found that the species was more than twice as abundant in primary forest than in secondary forest (Loures-Riberio et al. 2011).

Based on the minimum and first quartile density estimates for three species of Neopelma and Tyranneutes (2.1-8.0 individuals/km²), the estimated area of tree cover with at least 75% canopy cover within the species's mapped extant range in 2020 (c. 700 km²; Global Forest Watch 2021), and assuming that tree cover to be 75-100% occupied, the population size is here tentatively suspected to fall within the range 1,000 - 6,000 individuals, roughly equating to 700-4,000 mature individuals. Since this figure is based on the area of tree cover in forest fragments with recent records, and there are likely to be further occupied forest patches without records, the true population size is likely to be larger.

The species is restricted to small and isolated remnants of forest, which are likely to hold isolated subpopulations. Based on the distribution of forest fragments where the species has been recently recorded, the number of subpopulations is suspected to fall in the range 5-12, although this may also be an underestimate.

The largest contiguous intact block of forest with recent records is Rio Doce State Park. This site is estimated to hold approximately 323 km²of tree cover with at least 75% canopy cover in 2020 (Global Forest Watch 2021), which may equate to a population size of 300-1,800 mature individuals, representing approximately 45% of the total population. The second largest contiguous intact block of forest with recent records is Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve, together with nearby forest fragments around Santa Teresa. This site is estimated to hold approximately 145 km² of tree cover with at least 75% canopy cover in 2020 (Global Forest Watch 2021), which may equate to a population size of 150-780 mature individuals. These two subpopulations are suspected to be viable and to collectively hold more than 60% of the total population, suggesting that the species's population is not severely fragmented.

Trend justification: It was formerly more widespread, but its range has contracted as a result of the extensive deforestation of the Atlantic forest. Local extinctions have occurred in coastal Bahia and in Rio de Janeiro state (Marques et al. 2018). The population size is therefore inferred to be declining. According to remote sensing data on tree cover loss, approximately 4% of tree cover with at least 75% canopy cover was lost from the species's mapped extant range over the past decade to 2020 (Global Forest Watch 2021). The species is projected to lose over 70% of its current distribution by the middle of the 21st century due to climate change (which may equate to a reduction of c.14% per decade if at a constant rate; Anciães and Peterson 2006). Based on the above information, the rate of decline is placed in the band 1-19% per decade.

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

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder 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
Climate change & severe weather	Habitat shifting & alteration	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Whole (>90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 7
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Energy production & mining	Mining & quarrying	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Past, Unlikely to Return		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Past Impact
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Energy production & mining	Renewable energy	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Rapid Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Natural system modifications	Dams & water management/use - Small dams	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem conversion
Residential & commercial development	Housing & urban areas	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Wied's Tyrant-manakin Neopelma aurifrons. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/wieds-tyrant-manakin-neopelma-aurifrons on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.