Ovambo Sparrowhawk
Accipiter ovampensisGurney, JH Sr, 1875
English (US) Ovambo Sparrowhawk
The Ovambo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) 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: locally in savanna and thornscrub of sub-Saharan AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Accipiter ovampensis
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk
- Described by
- Gurney, JH Sr, 1875
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gurney, JH Sr, 1875
- Type locality
- Okavango River, South West Africa.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.3, vol.5, no.19 p.367 pl.6
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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