| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| Animalia | Chordata | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae |
| Scientific Name: | Accipiter madagascariensis Smith, 1834 | |||||||||
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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. | |||||||||
| Identification information: | A medium-sized forest accipiter. Dark brown-grey above, rather bluer in the male, with pale underparts finely but densely barred blackish, except the throat which is finely streaked blackish. Undertail-coverts are white. Young birds are brown on the back, with vertical streaking and dots on the pale underparts. Legs and feet are conspicuously long, especially the toes. Males are much smaller than females. Similar spp. Distinguished from female and immature Frances's Sparrowhawk A. francesii by having a finely-streaked throat; rather than a single vertical throat-stripe, and being overall darker with longer toes. Juveniles are very similar to juvenile Henst's Goshawk A. henstii except for being much smaller with longer toes. Hints Rather scarce, and apparently lacks a loud call, so difficult to detect. Often found in forest understorey, where it appears to be a bird-specialist. | |||||||||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Near Threatened ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Date Assessed: | 2016-10-01 |
| Assessor(s): | BirdLife International |
| Reviewer(s): | Butchart, S. & Symes, A. |
| Contributor(s): | Thorstrom, R. |
| Facilitator/Compiler(s): | Evans, M., O'Brien, A., Robertson, P., Starkey, M., Symes, A., Taylor, J. & Westrip, J. |
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Justification: This species is suspected to be experiencing a moderately rapid population reduction owing to habitat loss and degradation and is consequently classified as Near Threatened. If the decline is more clearly shown, or the total population smaller, the species might qualify for a higher threat category. |
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| Range Description: | Accipiter madagascariensis is found uncommonly in primary forest throughout Madagascar (Langrand 1990). The species is little-known, widely misidentified, and dependent on habitat that is declining in many parts of Madagascar (Du Puy and Moat 1996). | ||||||||||||||||
| Countries occurrence: | Native: Madagascar | ||||||||||||||||
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| Population: | The population is estimated at 5,000-10,000 individuals (R. Thorstrom in litt. 2016), roughly equivalent to 3,300-6,700 mature individuals. Trend Justification: The population is suspected to be declining moderately rapidly owing to the ongoing clearance and degradation of the species's forest habitats. | ||||||||||||||||
| Current Population Trend: |  Decreasing | ||||||||||||||||
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It occurs in rainforest in the east, deciduous forest in the west and also spiny forest in the south-west, at altitudes of up to 1,500 m (Langrand 1990), and is only rarely recorded in degraded areas (Morris and Hawkins 1998). In the north-west it has been reported at a tsingy rocky outcrop, and a beach, near dry deciduous forest and grassland (Harding 2013). It feeds largely on small birds, as well as frogs, toads and reptiles (Langrand 1990; Morris and Hawkins 1998). Egg-laying takes place in November, with a clutch of three eggs observed (del Hoyo et al. 1994). The nest is constructed from sticks, situated high in a forest tree (del Hoyo et al. 1994). |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: | Unknown |
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| Generation Length (years): | 7.2 |
| Movement patterns: | Not a Migrant |
| Major Threat(s): | Primary forest habitats in Madagascar are already seriously damaged, and habitat degradation is ongoing (del Hoyo et al. 1994). |
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Conservation Actions Underway CITES Appendix II. Conservation Actions Proposed Conduct surveys to establish estimates of its population size and range. Study the species's ecology. Monitor rates of forest clearance and degradation across its range. Secure habitat through protected area status. |
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del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. 1994. Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol. 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain. Du Puy, D. J.; Moat, J. 1996. A refined classification of the primary vegetation of Madagascar based on the underlying geology: using GIS to map its distribution and to assess its conservation status. In: Lourenço, W.R. (ed.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on the biogeography of Madagascar, pp. 205-218. ORSTOM, Paris. Harding, C. 2013. Avifaunal survey in Moramba Bay, North-western Madagascar. Unpublished. IUCN. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-3. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 07 December 2016). Langrand, O. 1990. Guide to the birds of Madagascar. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA. Morris, P.; Hawkins, F. 1998. Birds of Madagascar: a photographic guide. Pica Press, Robertsbridge, UK. |
| Citation: | BirdLife International. 2016. Accipiter madagascariensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22695613A93519330. . Downloaded on 22 April 2018. |
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