Yucatan Poorwill (Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus) - BirdLife species factsheet

Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
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 23/11/2024.
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.