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Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus



Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Authority: (Daudin, 1800)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2acde+3cde+4acde

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Endangered because it is suspected to have undergone very rapid declines during the past three generations (33 years) owing to deliberate and incidental poisoning, habitat loss, reduction in available prey, pollution and collisions with power lines; threats that are likely to continue this trend into the future.



Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 26,000,000 km2

Country endemic: no

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Polemaetus bellicosus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/martial-eagle-polemaetus-bellicosus on 19/03/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org on 19/03/2024.