CRCritically Endangered
Guanacaste Hummingbird
Amazilia alfaroana
Stable
Photo: Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Habitat
Forest· major
Conservation measures underway
Species recovery
Other threatened species in TROCHILIDAE
Threatened in Costa Rica
Frequently asked questions
Why is Guanacaste Hummingbird classified as Critically Endangered?
Guanacaste Hummingbird is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range, per the IUCN Red List assessment recorded in the SpeciesRadar database.
Where does Guanacaste Hummingbird live?
Guanacaste Hummingbird occurs in Costa Rica. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Guanacaste Hummingbird?
The main threats to Guanacaste Hummingbird are 2.1, and 5.3. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.
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