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Rufous Crab-hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis



Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Authority: (Gmelin, 1788)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bc+3bc+4bc

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Justification of Red List category
This species has been uplisted to Near Threatened as it is suspected to be undergoing moderately rapid declines owing to conversion and degradation of its coastal mangrove habitat. However, its population and trend remains poorly known, and better information may lead to further reclassification in future.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 5,440,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rufous Crab-hawk Buteogallus aequinoctialis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rufous-crab-hawk-buteogallus-aequinoctialis on 24/12/2024.
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 24/12/2024.