Gabar goshawk
| Gabar goshawk | |
|---|---|
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| Adult in Tanzania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Micronisus G.R. Gray, 1840 |
| Species: | M. gabar |
| Binomial name | |
| Micronisus gabar (Daudin, 1800) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melierax gabar | |
The gabar goshawk (Micronisus gabar) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Melierax gabar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Gabar Goshawk - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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