5 thoughts 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.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 25 April 2025. We will now analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List category on this page on 25 April 2025, when discussions will re-open.
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2025 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classification outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 4 May 2025, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2025 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2025, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and a final decision on this species’ Red List category will be posted on this page on 12 May 2025.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed. Rufous-tailed Hawk is recommended to be listed as Endangered under Criterion C2a(ii).
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2025.2 GTB Forum process. The final Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2025, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
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.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 25 April 2025. We will now analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List category on this page on 25 April 2025, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2025 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classification outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 4 May 2025, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2025 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2025, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and a final decision on this species’ Red List category will be posted on this page on 12 May 2025.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed. Rufous-tailed Hawk is recommended to be listed as Endangered under Criterion C2a(ii).
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2025.2 GTB Forum process. The final Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2025, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.