Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza erythropus(Hartlaub, KJG, 1855)
English (US) Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
The Red-thighed Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza erythropus) 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
- Tachyspiza erythropus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1855)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Tachyspiza erythropus erythropus
- Tachyspiza erythropus zenkeri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Nisus erythropus
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1855)
- Type locality
- Rio Bountry, Gold Coast.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 3, no.17 p.354
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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