White-tufted Sunbeam - Aglaeactis castelnaudii
( Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population: U

CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
This species occurs in montane forest between 3,500 and 4,300 m (occasionally to 4,600 m) (Fjeldså and Boesman 2017).

Range:
This species occurs in the Andes of Peru. It occurs in two subspecies A. c. castelnaudii in southern central Peru (Apurímac, Ayacucho, Cuzco and Huancavelica) and A. c. regalis in central Peru (Huánuco, Junín and Pasco) (Fjeldså and Boesman 2017). Tracewski et al. (2016) estimated the maximum Area of Occupancy (calculated as the remaining tree area within the species’s range) to be c.832 km2, rounded here to 830 km2.

Conservation:
Conservation Actions Underway
No targeted actions are known.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Study the species to get better estimates of population size and trends. Investigate the species's ability to persist in degraded habitats. Effectively protect key sites for the species.

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