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Taliabu Masked-owl
Tyto nigrobrunnea

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LC Frances's Sparrowhawk  Accipiter francesiae

IUCN Red List history

YearCategory
2009Least Concern
2008Least Concern
2004Least Concern
2000Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988Lower Risk/Least Concern

Range

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Population & trend

 EstimateData qualityDerivationYear of estimate
No. of mature individuals10,000 - 100,000poorestimated2009
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/Territory distribution

Country/TerritoryOccurrence statusExtinctBreeding/ residentNon-breedingPassage
Comorosnative    
Madagascarnative    
Mayotte (to France)native    

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)Habitat (level 2)ImportanceOccurrence
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial)Arable landsuitableresident
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial)Plantationssuitableresident
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial)Subtropical/tropical heavily degraded former forestsuitableresident
ForestSubtropical/tropical lowland moist forestsuitableresident
ForestSubtropical/tropical montane moist forestsuitableresident
SavannaDry savannasuitableresident
Altitude - 2,000 m

Recommended citation BirdLife International (2009) Species factsheet: Accipiter francesiae. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/2/2010

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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