One thought on “Rufous-tailed Hawk (Buteo ventralis)”
I agree with the population estimates and the proposal to list the Rufous-tailed Hawk as Endangered.
I would like to emphasize that the increasingly frequent and aggressive fires, further fueled by climate change, are a growing threat to its habitat.
The expansion of wind farms in Chile is a relatively new threat and has the potential to affect part of its populations. In fact, its sister species, the Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), is one of the raptors most affected by wind farms in North America, suggesting a similar impact on the Rufous-tailed Hawk. This situation is masked by the lack of resources to study the adverse effects of wind farms on raptors in Chile, which is the third-fastest-growing country in the wind energy industry in Latin America. This illustrates the importance of this threat in that country, which has the largest global population of the species.
I agree with the population estimates and the proposal to list the Rufous-tailed Hawk as Endangered.
I would like to emphasize that the increasingly frequent and aggressive fires, further fueled by climate change, are a growing threat to its habitat.
The expansion of wind farms in Chile is a relatively new threat and has the potential to affect part of its populations. In fact, its sister species, the Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), is one of the raptors most affected by wind farms in North America, suggesting a similar impact on the Rufous-tailed Hawk. This situation is masked by the lack of resources to study the adverse effects of wind farms on raptors in Chile, which is the third-fastest-growing country in the wind energy industry in Latin America. This illustrates the importance of this threat in that country, which has the largest global population of the species.