Overview

Distribution

Range

Caribbean littoral of ne Colombia and n Venezuela; Isla Margarita.
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Physical Description

Type Information

Type for Cardinalis phoeniceus
Catalog Number: USNM 151072
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Birds
Sex/Stage: Male; Adult
Preparation: Skin: Whole
Collector(s): W. Robinson
Year Collected: 1895
Locality: Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, South America
  • Type: Richmond. October 1895. Auk. 12 (4): 370.
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

Systems
  • Terrestrial
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Conservation

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List Assessment


Red List Category
LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version
3.1

Year Assessed
2009

Assessor/s
BirdLife International

Reviewer/s
Bird, J., Butchart, S.

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Justification
This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

History
  • 2008
    Least Concern
  • 2004
    Least Concern
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Population

Population
The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common' (Stotz et al. (1996).
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Wikipedia

Vermilion Cardinal

The Vermilion Cardinal (Cardinalis phoeniceus) is a species in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

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