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Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus



Taxonomy

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
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2020 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 Near Threatened
Species attributes

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

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 157,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 20000-49999 mature individuals poor estimated 2019
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 3 years - - -

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number fewer than 50,000 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019), thus it is placed in the band 20,000-49,999 mature individuals here.

Trend justification: The population is undergoing a small decline (Partners in Flight 2019).


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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Belize Crooked Tree and associated wetlands
Belize Maya Mountains and southern reserves
Belize Northeastern Belize
Belize Rio Bravo CMA Gallon Jug Estate
Guatemala Maya - Lacandón
Mexico Uyumil Ce'h

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Dry major resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Altitude 0 - 250 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/yucatan-poorwill-nyctiphrynus-yucatanicus 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.