Data Zone
Justification of Red List category
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (extent of occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is very large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Population justification
The global population is estimated to number 500,000-4,999,999 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).
Trend justification
The population is thought to be stable (Partners in Flight 2019).
This species has a large range from Central America to Amazonia and south into Argentina. It occurs from southwest Costa Rica, south through Panama and Colombia to west Ecuador on the west of the Andes and on the east of the Andes from east Colombia, Venezuela and Guianas through east Ecuador, northeast Peru and much of Brazil to north and east Bolivia, Paraguay and north Argentina. The species is also found in Trinidad and Tobago.
The species occurs in very wide variety of forest habitats from gallery and open woodland through to fairly open savannah with clumps of trees but is not typically found in dense humid forest. It is found from sea level up to 800 m, occasionally as high as 1,300 m. It feeds on reptiles, amphibians, insects, small mammals and birds.
38-46 cm. A small pale grey hawk with fairly broad wings, extensively barred dark grey. The tail has a single solid black sub-terminal band. Fast flapping flight with short glides, soars on flat wings. Voice. A high, clear, drawn out disyllabic whistle.
Text account compilers
Hermes, C.
Contributors
Martin, R., Butchart, S. & Bird, J.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Grey-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/grey-lined-hawk-buteo-nitidus on 30/12/2024.
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 30/12/2024.