ML703485 IBC 992579

Iruzkina

A bird perched on a branch. Published in HBW Volume 15 on page 734. Original HBW caption: The Endangered Yellowfaced Whitestart is endemic to the Paria Peninsula in Sucre, northeast Venezuela. The majority of recent records come from one mountain, Cerro Humo. Most of the species’ range is covered by a 37,500-ha national park—patrolled by three under-equipped rangers— but the south slope of Cerro Humo, where the main population may be, lies outside the boundary. The humid forest is regularly cleared by “conuco” farmers, who move on to a new patch after a couple of harvests have exhausted the thin mountain soil. Reports from the 1980s suggest the whitestart was, and possibly still is, collected for the cagebird trade. Elevation: 87 m. Date added to IBC: June 21, 2016.