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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Near Threatened	C2a(ii)
2016	Near Threatened	C2a(ii)
2012	Near Threatened	C2a(ii)
2008	Near Threatened	C2a(ii)
2004	Near Threatened
2000	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	20,800 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	5000-9999 mature individuals	medium	estimated	2001
Population trend	decreasing	poor	suspected	-
Generation length	4.74 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	1	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	100%	-	-	-

Population justification: This species is described as fairly common (Dutson 2011). Surveys in 1987 found an average density of 1.33 birds /km², with numbers as high as 5.69 birds /km² in optimal habitat (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001). The population size was estimated at 2,500 pairs based on the most conservative density of 1.33 birds /km² across all habitats, though accounting for areas of higher density it was concluded that a more realistic figure may number twice this (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001). Even accounting for likely declines in response to habitat loss and degradation, the population likely still numbers in the upper thousands (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001) and it is here placed in the range 5,000-9,999 mature individuals.

Trend justification: There are no data on population trends. Forest loss detected by remote sensing data is ongoing at a slow rate (c. 2% over three generations) within the range (Global Forest Watch 2024, using data from Hansen et al. [2013] and methods therein), however this does not account for additional impacts of degradation: given its dependence on forest, it is likely to be affected by fire, logging, mining and invasive ungulates within the range (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Ekstrom et al. 2002). Additionally, a few are killed around inhabited areas as it sometimes kills domestic chickens (Vuilleumier and Gochfield 1976, Stokes 1980, Thiollay 1993, Ekstrom et al. 2000, J. Clark in litt. 2018). The species is suspected to be declining slowly overall, though the rate has not been quantified.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
New Caledonia (to France)	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
New Caledonia (to France)	Aoupinié
New Caledonia (to France)	Boulinda
New Caledonia (to France)	Entre les monts Nakada et Do
New Caledonia (to France)	Entre les monts Rembaï et Canala
New Caledonia (to France)	Entre Table Unio et Farino
New Caledonia (to France)	Forêt Plate
New Caledonia (to France)	Goro Até et haute vallée de la rivière Tchamba
New Caledonia (to France)	Goro Jé et haute vallée de la rivière Amoa
New Caledonia (to France)	Grand Koum
New Caledonia (to France)	Hautes vallées des rivières Néaoua, Koua et Kouaoua
New Caledonia (to France)	Île de Yandé
New Caledonia (to France)	Massif des Lèvres
New Caledonia (to France)	Massif du Mé Kanin, Sphinx et Arago
New Caledonia (to France)	Massif du Panié
New Caledonia (to France)	Massifs du Grand Sud - entre le mont Humboldt et la rivière Bleue
New Caledonia (to France)	Mé Maoya
New Caledonia (to France)	Pic Ningua
New Caledonia (to France)	Presqu'île de Pindaï
New Caledonia (to France)	Prokoméo

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1300 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Persecution/control	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Species mortality
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Energy production & mining	Mining & quarrying	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases	Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Unspecified species	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Natural system modifications	Fire & fire suppression - Trend Unknown/Unrecorded	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation

Purpose	Scale
Other (free text)	subsistence

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-bellied Goshawk Accipiter haplochrous. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-bellied-goshawk-accipiter-haplochrous on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.