page_title: Mangrove hummingbird
section_title: Status
hierarchical_section_title: Mangrove hummingbird / Status
caption_attribution_description: English: Painted in the Florida Keys (hence perhaps not of a genuine Mangrove Hummingbird)
context_page_description: The mangrove hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found only in Costa Rica. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. The mangrove hummingbird feeds primarily on nectar from the flowers of the tea mangrove Pelliciera rhizophorae. Mangrove hummingbirds are occasionally seen in adjacent non-mangrove habitats. Nesting for these birds has been recorded during the months of October through February. The mangrove hummingbird is on average approximately 10 cm long.
context_section_description: The current population of the mangrove hummingbird (2012) is estimated to be between 2,500 and 10,000 birds and declining.
  These hummingbirds first became threatened in 1988, in 1994-1996 they were classified as Vulnerable, and in 2000 until present, they are considered endangered. Habitat destruction is reducing and severely damaging the mangrove hummingbirds natural very small habitat in the first place, resulting in endangerment. The construction of Salinas and shrimp ponds and selective logging for charcoal production are destroying the mangroves, the natural habitat of these hummingbirds. Other threats include illegal cutting, road construction, and pollution. Remaining population estimate about 2,500-9,999 mature individuals with population decreasing. With these threats to its already severely fragmented habitat, the IUCN has listed it as "Endangered". It is listed in CITES Appendix II which makes trade in this hummingbird illegal without a permit. Cutting mangroves in Costa Rica is also illegal, but this law is widely disregarded.
caption: Audubon illustration
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