Family: Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)

Authority: Temminck, 1825

Red List Category

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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). Although the population appears to be declining in some parts of its range, the global population decline is not thought to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over 10 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 10 years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern. However, further research should be conducted to assess population trends in central and southern Africa.

Population size: 67000-670000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 42,800,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Terrestrial
Raptors MOU