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Buteo oreophilus

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
Dowsett, R. J.; Forbes-Watson, A. D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press, Li
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Not Recognised
2014	Not Recognised
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

Species attributes

Migratory status	unset	Forest dependency	unset
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend		-	-	-

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Burundi	extant	native
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native
Ethiopia	extant	native
Kenya	extant	native
Malawi	extant	native
Rwanda	extant	native
South Africa	extant	native
South Sudan	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native
Tanzania	extant	native
Uganda	extant	native
Zambia	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Burundi	Bururi Forest Nature Reserve
Burundi	Kibira National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Forests west of Lake Edward
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Itombwe Mountains
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Virunga National Park
Ethiopia	Awi Zone
Ethiopia	Bale Mountains National Park
Ethiopia	Chilimo-Gaji forest
Ethiopia	Guassa Plateau (Menz)
Ethiopia	Jibat forest
Ethiopia	Simien Mountains National Park
Kenya	Aberdare Mountains
Kenya	Cherangani Hills
Kenya	Kikuyu Escarpment forest
Kenya	Mau forest complex
Kenya	Mount Elgon (Kenya)
Kenya	Mount Kenya
Malawi	Misuku Hills Forest Reserves
Malawi	Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Rwanda	Cyamudongo forest
Rwanda	Nyungwe National Park
Rwanda	Volcans National Park
South Africa	Kaapsehoop
South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal Mistbelt Forests
South Africa	Maloti Drakensberg Park
South Africa	Songimvelo Nature Reserve
South Africa	Soutpansberg
South Africa	Wolkberg Forest Belt
South Africa	Woody Cape Section: Addo Elephant National Park
South Sudan	Imatong mountains
South Sudan	Kidepo
Tanzania	Arusha National Park and vicinity
Tanzania	East Usambara Mountains
Tanzania	Lake Manyara
Tanzania	Livingstone Mountains forests
Tanzania	Loazi-Kalambo Forest Reserves and surrounding area
Tanzania	Mahali Mountain National Park
Tanzania	Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania	Mount Rungwe
Tanzania	Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania	Nguru Mountains
Tanzania	Nguu Mountains
Tanzania	Njombe forests
Tanzania	North Pare Mountains
Tanzania	Rubeho Mountains
Tanzania	South Pare Mountains
Tanzania	Udzungwa Mountains
Tanzania	Udzungwa National Park
Tanzania	Ukaguru Mountains
Tanzania	Uluguru Mountains
Tanzania	Umalila Mountains
Tanzania	Uvidunda Mountains
Tanzania	West Usambara Mountains
Uganda	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda	Kibale National Park
Uganda	Kidepo Valley National Park
Uganda	Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Uganda	Mount Elgon National Park
Uganda	Mount Moroto Forest Reserve
Uganda	Ruwenzori (Rwenzori) Mountains National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Buteo oreophilus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/buteo-oreophilus on 26/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/12/2024.