| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AVES | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae |
| Scientific Name: | Gallinago imperialis | |||
| Species Authority: | Sclater & Salvin, 1869 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Near Threatened ver 3.1 | ||||||||||||
| Year Assessed: | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Assessor/s | BirdLife International | ||||||||||||
| Evaluator/s: | Butchart, S. & Symes, A. (BirdLife International Red List Authority) | ||||||||||||
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Justification: This little-known and elusive species apparently has a small population, and in some areas it is likely to be declining owing to destruction and degradation of its páramo habitat. It is consequently classified as Near Threatened, but may be downlisted to Least Concern if it is found to be more common and widespread than is currently known. |
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| History: |
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| Range Description: |
Gallinago imperialis was considered extinct for over half a century, but has been found at approximately six sites in Peru since 1967, and at 12 locations in Ecuador since 19881,3,4,5,8. In Ecuador, it probably occurs continuously along the east and west slopes, on massifs from Carchi to Cotopaxi4. In Peru, it is perhaps equally widespread on the east slope, though it apparently occurs at very low densities (4-5 displaying within 1.6 km2 of suitable ridge-top habitat)7, and known populations are small and localised2,3. Also recorded in Colombia. If the number of records and known sites continue to increase, it may be downlisted to Least Concern. It occurs around the tree-line at 2,745-3,700 m, where it is probably largely restricted to bogs and moist elfin forest intermixed with tree-ferns and tall grass, but is also found in bamboo-fringed glades with extensive Sphagnum mosses3,5. Burning, grazing and conversion for agriculture of the páramo has negatively affected areas adjacent to the tree-line, consequently destroying and degrading its preferred habitat mosaic6.
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| Countries: |
Native:
Colombia; Ecuador; Peru
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| Range Map: |
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| Population: |
Preliminary population estimate require further documentation.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Citation: | BirdLife International 2008. Gallinago imperialis. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 September 2010. |
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