Adult females of the light and dark morphs respectively
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Accipiter
Species:
A. melanoleucus
Binomial name
Accipiter melanoleucus
Smith, 1830
Subspecies[2]
A. m. temminckii - (Hartlaub, 1855)
A. m. melanoleucus - Smith, A, 1830
global range
Year-Round Range
Summer Range
Winter Range
The black sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus), sometimes known as the black goshawk or great sparrowhawk, is the largest species of True hawk in Africa.[3] It occurs mainly in forest and non-desert areas south of the Sahara, particularly where there are large trees suitable for nesting; favored habitat includes suburban and human-altered landscapes.[3] It preys predominantly on birds of moderate size, such as pigeons and doves, in suburban areas.[4]
^BirdLife International (2016). "Accipiter melanoleucus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695673A93522165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695673A93522165.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
^ abArkive. Black goshawk (Accipiter melanoleucus). In: Arkive: Images of Life on Earth. <[1]>. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
^Curtis O.E., Hockey P.A.R., Koeslag A. 2007. Competition with Egyptian geese Alopochen aegyptiaca overrides environmental factors in determining productivity of Black Sparrowhawks Accipiter melanoleucus. Ibis149: 502‐508.
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