Agamia agami is a Neotropical species, and is generally scarce throughout its distribution. Its range extends from east
Mexico in the north through
Guatemala,
Belize,
El Salvador,
Honduras,
Nicaragua and
Costa Rica. It was considered widespread and common in
Panama in the 1960s, but is rare to the south in bordering
Colombia. In the west, the species reaches north-west
Ecuador (del Hoyo
et al. 1992). To the east, the species occurs in
French Guiana, where it is considered widespread; the largest known colony (c.2,000 pairs) was discovered here recently (Restall
et al. 2006). A second, disjunct range spreads south-east from French Guiana, through
Suriname and
Guyana (del Hoyo
et al. 1992). In
Venezuela it is uncommon and very local, although recorded regularly in forest at Hato Piñeiro, Hato Cedral, and the Camani area (Hilty 2003).
In north and central
Brazil, it is thought to be unusually common along the Rio Juruá, and likewise in south-east
Peru. Its distribution spreads as far as east
Bolivia (del Hoyo
et al. 1992)
.
Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: BirdLife International 2012.
Agamia agami. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <
www.iucnredlist.org>
