Black Sparrowhawk
Astur melanoleucus(Smith, A, 1830)
English (US) Black Sparrowhawk
The Black Sparrowhawk (Astur melanoleucus) 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
- Astur melanoleucus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Sparrowhawk
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Astur melanoleucus temminckii
- Astur melanoleucus melanoleucus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Accipiter melanoleucus
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1830)
- Type locality
- South Africa.
- Original description
- South African Quarterly Journal vol.1, no.3 p.229
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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