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closeIUCN Red List Criteria
| Near Threatened (criteria nearly met) | C1+2a(ii) |
IUCN Red List history
| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Near Threatened |
| 2008 | Near Threatened |
| 2004 | Least Concern |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Species attributes
| Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | Low |
| Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Distribution
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 380,000 | medium |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 722,000 | medium |
| Number of locations | - | |
| Fragmentation | - |
Population & trend
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of mature individuals | 10000-19999 | poor | Estimated | 2007 |
| Population trend | Decreasing | poor | - | |
| Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
| Largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
| Generation length (yrs) | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| Population justification: It is very difficult to accurately estimate the population size, but breeding surveys and evidence from the non-breeding grounds (F. Hawkins in litt. 2007) suggest there may only be a few thousand; this is placed into the banded range 10,000-19,999 mature individuals pending new information. This equates to 15,000-29,999 individuals in total, rounded here to 15,000-30,000 individuals. | ||||
| Trend justification: A slow or moderate and on-going population decline is suspected on the basis of fragmentary population figures and surveys. | ||||
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Extinct | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Chad | Native | No | |||
| Cyprus | Vagrant | No | |||
| Djibouti | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Egypt | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Eritrea | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Israel | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Jordan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kenya | Native | No | |||
| Kuwait | Vagrant | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Libya | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Madagascar | Native | No | |||
| Malawi | Native | No | |||
| Mali | Vagrant | No | |||
| Malta | Vagrant | No | |||
| Mauritius | Native | No | |||
| Mozambique | Native | No | |||
| Namibia | Vagrant | No | |||
| Niger | Native | No | |||
| Oman | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Pakistan | Native | No | |||
| Palestinian Authority Territories | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Qatar | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Réunion (to France) | Native | No | |||
| Rwanda | Native | No | |||
| Saudi Arabia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Seychelles | Vagrant | No | |||
| Somalia | Native | No | |||
| South Africa | Native | No | |||
| Sudan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Syria | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Tanzania | Native | No | |||
| Turkey | Vagrant | No | |||
| Uganda | Native | No | |||
| United Arab Emirates | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Yemen | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Zambia | Native | No | |||
| Zimbabwe | Vagrant | No |
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory | IBA Name | IBA link |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | Hawar Islands |  |
| Chad | Ouadi Rimé - Ouadi Achim | |
| Djibouti | Les Sept Frères | |
| Egypt | Gebel Elba | |
| Egypt | Gebel Maghara | |
| Egypt | Hurghada archipelago | |
| Egypt | Nabq Protected Area | |
| Egypt | Qulân islands | |
| Egypt | Quseima | |
| Egypt | St Katherine Protectorate | |
| Egypt | The Abraq area | |
| Egypt | Wadi Gerafi | |
| Egypt | Wadi Gimal island | |
| Egypt | Zabargad island | |
| Eritrea | Dehalak Archipelago and offshore islands | |
| Eritrea | Ghinda | |
| Israel | Cliffs of Zin and the Negev highlands | |
| Israel | Judean desert | |
| Israel | Northern Arava valley | |
| Israel | Southern Arava valley and Elat mountains | |
| Jordan | Aqaba | |
| Jordan | Dana - Feinan | |
| Jordan | Mujib | |
| Jordan | Petra | |
| Jordan | Rum - Qa Hizma | |
| Libya | Ghat oases | |
| Libya | Zallaf | |
| Niger | NNR Aïr - Ténéré | |
| Oman | Bandar Jussah | |
| Oman | Daymaniyat Islands | |
| Oman | Fahl Island | |
| Oman | Ra's Abu Da'ud | |
| Oman | Ra's as Sawadi - Juzor as Sawadi | |
| Saudi Arabia | Al-Wajh Bank | |
| Saudi Arabia | Farasan Islands | |
| Saudi Arabia | Kutambil island | |
| Saudi Arabia | Qishran Bay | |
| Sudan | Khor Arba'at | |
| Sudan | Mukawwar island and Dunganab bay | |
| United Arab Emirates | Delma | |
| Yemen | Islands north of Al-Hudaydah | |
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert | Hot | major | breeding |
| Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | non-breeding |
| Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland | suitable | non-breeding |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | suitable | breeding | |
| Savanna | Dry | suitable | non-breeding |
| Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | non-breeding |
| Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Moist | suitable | non-breeding |
| Altitude | 0 - 1500 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Threats & impact
| Threat (level 1) | Threat (level 2) | Impact and Stresses | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Recreational activities | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
| Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Decline | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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| Human intrusions & disturbance | Work & other activities | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
| Ongoing | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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| Pollution | Agricultural & forestry effluents / Herbicides and pesticides | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
| Ongoing | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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Utilisation
| Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pets | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | International | Trivial | Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Falco concolor. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013.
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.
To provide new information to update this factsheet or to correct any errors, please email BirdLife
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| Key facts | |
|---|---|
| Current IUCN Red List category | Near Threatened |
| Family | Falconidae (Falcons and caracaras) |
| Species name author | Temminck, 1825 |
| Population size | 10000-19999 mature individuals |
| Population trend | Decreasing |
| Distribution size (breeding/resident) | 380,000 km2 |
| Country endemic? | No |
| Links to further information | |
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- Summary information on this species - Climate change species distributions | |
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