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Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus



Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Authority: Hartert & Neumann, 1914

Red List Category

Criteria: A3c+4c; D1

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Justification of Red List category
This recently split species is suspected of having a small population and to be undergoing an accelerating and moderately rapid decline owing to habitat loss and degradation. It has therefore been classified as Near Threatened.

Population size: 670-6700 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 2,280,000 km2

Country endemic: no


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/mountain-buzzard-buteo-oreophilus 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.