Ovambo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis)

Other Names (World)
Ovambo Sparrowhawk, Ovampo Sparrowhawk

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
40 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gurney, 1875

Habitat
Dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], C�te dIvoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania [United Republic of], Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Vagrant to Central African Republic, Senegal, Swaziland.

Senegambia, Sierra Leone and Ghana east to Ethiopia and south to Angola, northern Namibia, northern Botswana and northern South Africa.

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 - 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Ovambo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) [XC536408]
by Tony Archer from western slopes of the Tugen Hills, Baringo County, Kenya (call)

Ovambo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) [XC614353]
by Albert Vrielink from City of Matlosana (near Reebokfontein Wes), Southern DC, North West, South Africa (call)

Subspecies
May belong in the Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) superspecies, but relationships uncertain.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ovambo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) - 10 files

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