Accipiter nanus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AVES	FALCONIFORMES	ACCIPITRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Accipiter nanus

Species Authority:

(Blasius, 1897)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Dwarf Sparrowhawk, Small Sparrowhawk
Spanish	–	Gavilancito de Célebes

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Near Threatened ver 3.1

Year Published:

2012

Assessor/s:

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s:

Butchart, S. & Symes, A.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
This species is classified as Near Threatened because, although it is very poorly known and difficult to identify, the paucity of records suggests that it is uncommon and has a moderately small population, which is suspected to be in decline owing to continued habitat loss. However, the montane forests it inhabits are relatively secure and a better understanding of its status may lead to it being downlisted in the future.

History:

2008	–	Near Threatened
2004	–	Near Threatened

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Accipiter nanus is restricted to Sulawesi (uncommon to rare) and Buton (rare), Indonesia. It has been recorded from very few localities, although its similarity to the Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk A. rhodogaster has possibly resulted in it being under-recorded.
Countries:	Native: Indonesia
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Population [top]

Population:	The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as uncommon to rare (del Hoyo et al. 1992).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits mountain and hill forest at 550-2,250 m (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Forest loss in the lower-lying areas of Sulawesi has been extensive in recent decades and has probably caused this species to decline.

Major Threat(s):

Forest loss in the lower-lying areas of Sulawesi has been extensive in recent decades and has probably caused this species to decline.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Conservation Actions Underway CITES Appendix II. Conservation Actions Proposed Survey to assess the size of the population. Research its tolerance of logged forest. Protect large areas of unlogged forest in areas where it occurs.

Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions Underway
CITES Appendix II.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Survey to assess the size of the population. Research its tolerance of logged forest. Protect large areas of unlogged forest in areas where it occurs.

Citation:	BirdLife International 2012. Accipiter nanus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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