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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| Est. World Population: | 2000-12000 |
| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Endangered |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
This species is found mainly in shrubby growth in clearings and forest borders at elevations of 1,200 m and above. It is not thought able to persist in areas where forest has been completely cleared (G. Angehr in litt. 2013). Ecological requirements remain largely unknown (Stiles and Sharpe 2016).
Range:
Selasphorus ardens is restricted to west and central Panama in the Serranía de Tabasará (eastern Chiriquí and Veraguas provinces) and possibly the highlands of the Azuero Peninsula. In Chiriquí, it has been recorded on Cerro Flores and Cerro Colorado (adjacent peaks in the Cerro Santiago massif), but recently only from Cerro Colorado (Ridgely and Gwynne 1989, Wege and Long 1995, Montañez 1999). In Veraguas, there are records from Cerro Tute (a few sightings in the 1980s, see Dyer and Vallely 2017) and Calovévora (presumably Pico Calovevora just north of Santa Fe). It is poorly known, apparently rare and difficult to locate (G. Angehr in litt. 2020). Based on movement patterns in other Selasphorus hummingbirds, this species may undergo seasonal movements and not be present at a site year-round (G. Angehr in litt. 2020). In 1994, Selasphorus hummingbirds were mist-netted and a specimen taken on Cerro Hoya, in the Azuero Peninsula, Los Santos (Engleman 1994). In 2016, three males and one female were collected in Cerro Hoya National Park (Buitrago-Rosas et al. 2019); despite their morphological similarity to S. ardens (G. Angehr in litt. 2020) it could not be established whether the specimens belong to this species (D. Buitrago in litt. 2020).
Conservation:
Conservation Actions Underway
CITES Appendix II. Santa Fe National Park was established in 2001 and protects part of the species's range (although recent records of the species are lacking), but it still has inadequate staff and resources (G. Angehr in litt. 2007, 2020). The Panama Audubon Society has opened discussions with communities in the Ngobe-Bugle Comarca (Indigenous Homeland) with regard to protection of the region of Cerro Santiago (G. Angehr in litt. 2007). Cerro Hoya National Park protects the possible population on the Azuero Peninsula (Wege and Long 1995, Angehr 2003). Conservation Actions Proposed
Assess the species's distribution and abundance. Investigate habitat requirements, movements and ecology. Determine the identity of the birds on the Azuero Peninsula. Monitor rates of habitat loss and degradation within its range. Establish a protected area around Cerro Santiago and neighbouring peaks (G. Angehr in litt. 2007).
CITES Appendix II. Santa Fe National Park was established in 2001 and protects part of the species's range (although recent records of the species are lacking), but it still has inadequate staff and resources (G. Angehr in litt. 2007, 2020). The Panama Audubon Society has opened discussions with communities in the Ngobe-Bugle Comarca (Indigenous Homeland) with regard to protection of the region of Cerro Santiago (G. Angehr in litt. 2007). Cerro Hoya National Park protects the possible population on the Azuero Peninsula (Wege and Long 1995, Angehr 2003). Conservation Actions Proposed
Assess the species's distribution and abundance. Investigate habitat requirements, movements and ecology. Determine the identity of the birds on the Azuero Peninsula. Monitor rates of habitat loss and degradation within its range. Establish a protected area around Cerro Santiago and neighbouring peaks (G. Angehr in litt. 2007).