Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatusVieillot, LJP, 1808
English (US) Sharp-shinned Hawk
The Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Accipiter striatus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1808
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Accipiter striatus perobscurus
- Accipiter striatus velox
- Accipiter striatus suttoni
- Accipiter striatus madrensis
- Accipiter striatus fringilloides
- Accipiter striatus striatus
- Accipiter striatus venator
- Accipiter striatus chionogaster
- Accipiter striatus ventralis
- Accipiter striatus erythronemius
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1808
- Type locality
- Santo Domingo.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique Septentrionale, depuis Saint Dominique jusqu'à la baie de Hudson; contenant un grand nombre d'espèces décrites ou figurées pour la première fois 1 p.42 pl.14
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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