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Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus



Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Authority: Kaup, 1850

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c; D1

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Justification of Red List category

This species is suspected to have a small population, and is suspected to be experiencing moderately rapid population declines due to ongoing habitat loss. It is therefore classified as Near Threatened, however clarification of its population size and subpopulation structure may qualify the species for a higher threat category in future.

Population size: 670-2000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 2,130,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Circaetus fasciolatus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/southern-banded-snake-eagle-circaetus-fasciolatus 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.