Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AVES |
FALCONIFORMES |
ACCIPITRIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Harpyhaliaetus solitarius |
| Species Authority: |
(Tschudi, 1844) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
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Black Solitary Eagle, Montane Solitary Eagle, Solitary Eagle |
| Spanish |
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Aguila Solitaria |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Near Threatened
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s: |
BirdLife International |
| Reviewer/s: |
Symes, A., Butchart, S. |
| Contributor/s: |
Clay, R., Hennessey, A., Begazo, A., Sharpe, C J, Engblom, G. |
Justification:
This species has a moderately small population size which is likely to be declining owing to habitat loss and hunting. It is consequently classified as Near Threatened but may be uplisted to Vulnerable based on further evidence of its population size and trends.
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| History: |
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Harpyhaliaetus solitarius has a wide latitudinal distribution, from western Mexico to extreme north-west Argentina (with other populations in Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia). Despite its extensive distribution, it is generally rare and exceedingly local1 and the population may not exceed 1,000 individuals1 although this estimate is probably too low.
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| Countries: |
Native:
Argentina; Bolivia; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; Venezuela
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| Range Map: |
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It is a species of humid, densely wooded foothills and other tropical and subtropical premontane and humid montane forest, mostly between 600 and 2,200 m.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Serious threats include deforestation, disturbance and shooting.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Conservation Actions Underway
None is known.
Conservation Actions Proposed
Study its ability to persist in degraded and fragmented habitats. Survey and attempt to estimate global population. Extend protected areas network to include further core areas of remaining habitat.
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