5 thoughts on “Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus): Revise global status?”
I do not have quantified data on population trend but have been monitoring trade activities particularly towards Asia where the species is particularly popular in China and India (possibly via Bangladesh). For 2021 only Guyana has a legal export quota standing at 120 birds (www.speciesplus.net), this number is even being exceeded in multiple individual exports, e.g. Bangladesh issued permits of importing more than 1300 birds last year. Exporters in Guyana have themselves told prospect buyers from Asia that the species is becoming scarce and have stated for several species “that it is necessary to cross into Venezuela to obtain sufficient birds to fill the orders”. I think that obtaining reliable data on population trends and effects is essential before reassessing the species. Also, such assessments are a legal requirement for Guyana in order to issue export quota in a CITES appendix B species, so possibly the Government of Guyana have such data to share.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 21 February 2022. We will now analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’s Red List status on this page on 21 February 2022, when discussions will re-open.
During the Forum process, new information has been submitted indicating that trapping pressure may be higher than suspected, and the population declines consequently steeper than assumed. While exact trend data from across the range is not available, under a precautionary approach we conclude that the population decline exceeds the above stated 10% over three generations. Nevertheless, as the population is locally described as stable there is currently no evidence indicating that the decline exceeds 20% over three generations.
Therefore, based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2022.1 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 27 February 2022, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 7 March 2022.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed, but the account for this species has been updated to incorporate additional information from this discussion. Channel-billed Toucan is recommended to be listed as Least Concern.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2022.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
I do not have quantified data on population trend but have been monitoring trade activities particularly towards Asia where the species is particularly popular in China and India (possibly via Bangladesh). For 2021 only Guyana has a legal export quota standing at 120 birds (www.speciesplus.net), this number is even being exceeded in multiple individual exports, e.g. Bangladesh issued permits of importing more than 1300 birds last year. Exporters in Guyana have themselves told prospect buyers from Asia that the species is becoming scarce and have stated for several species “that it is necessary to cross into Venezuela to obtain sufficient birds to fill the orders”. I think that obtaining reliable data on population trends and effects is essential before reassessing the species. Also, such assessments are a legal requirement for Guyana in order to issue export quota in a CITES appendix B species, so possibly the Government of Guyana have such data to share.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 21 February 2022. We will now analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’s Red List status on this page on 21 February 2022, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
During the Forum process, new information has been submitted indicating that trapping pressure may be higher than suspected, and the population declines consequently steeper than assumed. While exact trend data from across the range is not available, under a precautionary approach we conclude that the population decline exceeds the above stated 10% over three generations. Nevertheless, as the population is locally described as stable there is currently no evidence indicating that the decline exceeds 20% over three generations.
Therefore, based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2022.1 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 27 February 2022, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 7 March 2022.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed, but the account for this species has been updated to incorporate additional information from this discussion. Channel-billed Toucan is recommended to be listed as Least Concern.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2022.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.