LC
Collared Araçari Pteroglossus torquatus



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Pteroglossus torquatus, P. sanguineus and P. erythropygius (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as P. torquatus following SACC (2006) and a review by the BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group, and before then were split as P. torquatus, P. sanguineus and P. erythropygius following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

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
2023 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2014 Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency high
Land-mass type Average mass 278 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 2,780,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected 2017-2031
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 10-19% - - -
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 10-19% - - -
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 10-19% - - -
Generation length 4.84 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified given recent taxonomic splits, but the species is described as 'particularly common along forest edges' (Short and Horne 2001).

Trend justification: The population trend has not been investigated, but the species' tolerance of degraded, secondary and plantation habitats likely alleviate the impacts of deforestation (per Short and Horne 2001, Green and Kannan 2020). Within the range, 13% of tree cover has been lost over the past three generations (14.5 years); since 2017 this has been accelerating to a rate equivalent to 16% over three generations (Global Forest Watch 2023, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Given that the species however relies on tall trees for nesting, is generally described as sensitive to deforestation and may moreover be hunted (Green and Kannan 2020), it is tentatively suspected that population declines are roughly equivalent to the rate of tree cover loss, and they are therefore here placed in the band 10-19% over three generations.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Belize extant native yes
Colombia extant native yes
Costa Rica extant native yes
El Salvador extant native yes
Guatemala extant native yes
Honduras extant native yes
Mexico extant native yes
Nicaragua extant native yes
Panama extant native yes
Venezuela extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland major resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Swamp suitable resident
Altitude 0 - 2090 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Threats & impact
Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Agro-industry farming Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Declines Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture Livestock farming & ranching - Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Declines Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Negligible declines Low Impact: 4
Stresses
Species mortality
Biological resource use Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest] Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Declines Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Utilisation
Purpose Primary form used Life stage used Source Scale Level Timing
Food - human - - non-trivial recent

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Collared Araçari Pteroglossus torquatus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/collared-aracari-pteroglossus-torquatus on 18/10/2024.
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 18/10/2024.