Yucatan Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi) | Details

Yucatan Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Stelgidopteryx serripennis and S. ridgwayi (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as S. serripennis following AOU (1998 and supplements) and Stotz et al. (1996).

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	16 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	383,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	poor	estimated	2009
Population trend	unknown	-	estimated	-
Generation length	3.3 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The population has not been quantified since the species was split.

Country/territory distribution

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

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Artificial/Aquatic - Excavations (open)	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Artificial/Aquatic - Excavations (open)	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level	major	non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	major	breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	major	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	major	breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	major	non-breeding
Altitude	0 - 2500 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Yucatan Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ridgwayi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/yucatan-rough-winged-swallow-stelgidopteryx-ridgwayi on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.