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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Frances's Sparrowhawk* |
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Accipiter francesiae |
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Description (10)
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Frances's Sparrowhawk
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Other Scientific Names
Accipiter francesii [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]
Other Names (World)
Frances's Sparrowhawk, Frances's Goshawk, France's Goshawk, Madagascar Goshawk, Malagasy Goshawk, France's Sparrowhawk
Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
Size
28 - 35 cm
First Described (Guide)
A. Smith, 1834
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte.
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 100,000 (2020) and stable.
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)
Frances's Sparrowhawk (Accipiter francesiae) [XC403497]
by Ross Gallardy from Pomoni, Anjouan, Comoros (call)
Frances's Sparrowhawk (Accipiter francesiae) [XC86841]
by Phil Gregory from Ampijoroa Station, Ankarafonsika NP, Mahajanga Prov., Madagascar (call)
Subspecies
Perhaps forms superspecies with Shikra (Accipiter badius), Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes), Nicobar Sparrowhawk (Accipiter butleri) and Chinese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis).
The three subspecies of Comoros Is have been considered to constitute a separate species, on grounds mainly of much smaller size.
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
- francesiae A. Smith, 1834 - Madagascar.
- griveaudi Benson, 1960 - Ngadzidja (Grand Comoro), Comoro Is.
- pusillus (Gurney Sr, 1875) - Ndzuani (Anjouan), Comoro Is.
- brutus (Schlegel, 1865) - Maore (Mayotte), Comoro Is.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
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