Dwarf Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza nanus(Blasius, W, 1897)
English (US) Dwarf Sparrowhawk
The Dwarf Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza nanus) 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: montane forest of SulawesiRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tachyspiza nanus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dwarf Sparrowhawk
- Described by
- (Blasius, W, 1897)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Erythrospizias trinotatus nanus
- Described by
- (Blasius, W, 1897)
- Type locality
- Rurukan, Celebes.
- Original description
- Braunschweig im Jahre MDCCCXCVII: Festschrift den Theilnehmern an der LXIX Versammlung Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte gewidmet von der Stadt Braunschweig p.292
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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