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Kinglet Calyptura Calyptura cristata



Family: Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Authority: (Vieillot, 1818)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(i,ii,iii,v); C2a(i,ii); D

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Critically Endangered because its tiny population, known from just one locality in the 1990s following over 100 years without a confirmed record, is likely to be continuing to decline owing to extensive habitat loss and fragmentation within its tiny range.



Population size: 1-49 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 3 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Calyptura cristata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/kinglet-calyptura-calyptura-cristata on 28/04/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org on 28/04/2024.