Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Authority: (Stresemann, 1924)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
The population of this impressive raptor is very small. Moreover, given the destruction, disturbance and degradation that is currently being inflicted on its preferred habitat, it is likely to be declining and increasingly fragmented, a circumstance that qualifies it as Endangered.

Population size: 300-500

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 126,000 km²

Country endemic: Yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome