Ovambo sparrowhawk
| Ovambo sparrowhawk | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Accipiter |
| Species: | A. ovampensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Accipiter ovampensis Gurney, 1875 | |
The Ovambo or Ovampo sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Accipiter ovampensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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