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Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles



Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Authority: Newton, 1863

Red List Category:


Criteria: C2a(i); D
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Justification of Red List category
This species has been uplisted to Endangered as it has a very small population, which is likely to be declining owing to a variety of threats, principally habitat loss and degradation, and persecution by humans.



Population size: 100-249 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 707,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/malagasy-harrier-circus-macrosceles on 25/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/01/2025.