Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Authority: (Daudin, 1800)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2acde

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Near Threatened because it is suspected to have undergone moderately rapid declines during the past three generations (41 years) owing to habitat loss and incidental poisoning and pollution, and is consequently believed to approach the threshold for classification as Vulnerable.

Population size:

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 23,500,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome