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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Red-legged Sparrowhawk* |
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Accipiter erythropus |
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Description (10)
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Red-legged Sparrowhawk
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Other Names (World)
Red-legged Sparrowhawk, Red-thighed Sparrowhawk, Red-thighed Little Sparrowhawk, Western Little Sparrowhawk
Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
Size
25 - 30 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Hartlaub, 1855)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Côte dIvoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk (Accipiter erythropus) [XC170742]
by id from Ahlon-Sassanou area, Plateaux, Togo (call)
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk (Accipiter erythropus) [XC718831]
by Richard Hoyer from Bobiri Butterfly Reserve, Ghana (call)
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Little Sparrowhawk (Accipiter minullus), and sometimes considered conspecific.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- erythropus (Hartlaub, 1855) - Senegambia to Nigeria.
- zenkeri Reichenow, 1894 - Cameroon east to western Uganda and south to northern Angola and central Zaire.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Red-legged Sparrowhawk see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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