Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Authority: (Scopoli, 1786)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bce+4bce

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Critically Endangered because it has suffered an extremely rapid population decline as a result of mortality from feeding on carcasses of animals treated with the veterinary drug diclofenac.

Population size: 30000

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 2,860,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome
Raptors MOU