This species is classified as Near Threatened because it is suspected to be undergoing a moderately rapid population decline owing to habitat loss. Phlogophilus harterti is restricted to the Andean foothills of central and south-east Peru (south Huánuco, Pasco, Cuzco and Puno).
Factsheet: Peruvian Piedtail Phlogophilus harterti
Peruvian Piedtail Phlogophilus Harterti NT