Madagascar Sparrowhawk
Accipiter madagascariensisVerreaux, JP, 1833
English (US) Madagascar Sparrowhawk
The Madagascar Sparrowhawk (Accipiter madagascariensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: scrub and savanna of Madagascar (except central)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Accipiter madagascariensis
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Madagascar Sparrowhawk
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP, 1833
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Accipiter Madagascariensis
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP, 1833
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- South African Quarterly Journal vol.2, no.1, pt.2 p.80
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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