VU
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor



Family: Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)

Authority: Temminck, 1825

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is classified as Vulnerable as it is estimated to have a single small, declining population, although precise drivers of the decline remain unclear.

Population size: 2800-4000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 6,140,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome
Raptors MOU

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Falco concolor. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sooty-falcon-falco-concolor 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.