Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Large declines of the Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus across its African range
Ostrich, Volume 82, No. 2, Year 2011
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
The Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus is not currently listed on the IUCN Red List of threatened species, yet recent email discussions amongst a group of African raptor experts suggests this species may be in rapid decline. Information was solicited from raptor experts, as well as from published and unpublished reports, bird atlases, and individual sightings. No data was obtained for 8% of countries where the Hooded Vulture occurs and the value of the data obtained for the remaining countries varied widely in quality. Despite the variation in data quality, trends from each African region suggest dramatic population declines (mean 62%; range 45-77%) over the past 40-50 years. Some declines were documented in 20 years or less, indicating declines might be occurring rapidly in some areas. The major threats include poisoning, illegal trade for traditional medicine and bushmeat, and persecution. Based on quantitative rates of declines for each region, a revised population estimate for the species is a maximum of 197 000 individuals. We recommend that the Hooded Vulture is uplisted to Endangered under the IUCN Red List criteria. © 2011 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ogada, Darcy L.
United States, Boise
The Peregrine Fund
Kenya, Nairobi
National Museums of Kenya
Buij, Ralph
Netherlands, Leiden
Universiteit Leiden
Statistics
Citations: 73
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2989/00306525.2011.603464
ISSN:
00306525
e-ISSN:
1727947X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative