Sapho puella
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Sapho puella faces severe population decline primarily due to deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its limited range in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Mining activities and urban expansion have destroyed critical breeding sites, while agricultural conversion continues to reduce available forest patches. Climate change compounds these pressures by altering the humid microclimates essential for this species' survival.
Habitat
This species inhabits humid Atlantic Forest remnants in southeastern Brazil, typically found in dense understory vegetation and forest edges. It requires specific microhabitat conditions with high humidity and dense canopy cover for breeding and foraging.
