Taxonomic note
Geranoaetus albicaudatus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Buteo.
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: #http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm#.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2020 | Least Concern | |
2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 28,500,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Population size | 2000000 mature individuals | medium | estimated | 2016 |
Population trend | unknown | - | - | - |
Generation length | 8.5 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 2 million mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).
Trend justification: The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the impacts of habitat modification on population sizes.
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Argentina | extant | native | yes | |||
Aruba (to Netherlands) | extant | native | yes | |||
Belize | extant | native | yes | |||
Bolivia | extant | native | yes | |||
Brazil | extant | native | yes | |||
Colombia | extant | native | yes | |||
Costa Rica | extant | native | yes | |||
El Salvador | extant | native | yes | |||
French Guiana | extant | native | yes | |||
Guatemala | extant | native | yes | |||
Guyana | extant | native | yes | |||
Honduras | extant | native | yes | |||
Mexico | extant | native | yes | |||
Nicaragua | extant | native | yes | |||
Panama | extant | native | yes | |||
Paraguay | extant | native | yes | |||
Peru | extant | native | yes | |||
Suriname | extant | native | yes | |||
Trinidad and Tobago | extant | native | yes | |||
Uruguay | extant | native | yes | |||
USA | extant | native | yes | |||
Venezuela | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest | suitable | non-breeding |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest | suitable | breeding |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | breeding |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded | major | non-breeding |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded | major | breeding |
Grassland | Temperate | suitable | non-breeding |
Grassland | Temperate | suitable | breeding |
Savanna | Dry | suitable | non-breeding |
Savanna | Dry | suitable | breeding |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | non-breeding |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | breeding |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude | suitable | non-breeding |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude | suitable | breeding |
Altitude | 0 - 1900 m | Occasional altitudinal limits | (max) 2400 m |
Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
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Pets/display animals, horticulture | - | - | international | non-trivial | recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Geranoaetus albicaudatus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-tailed-hawk-geranoaetus-albicaudatus 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.