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'''Alternative name: Frances's Goshawk''' | '''Alternative name: Frances's Goshawk''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Francess_Goshawk.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|balticbird|balticbird}}<br />Ifaty, [[Madagascar]], October 2001]] | ||
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;[[:Category:Accipiter|Accipiter]] francesiae | ;[[:Category:Accipiter|Accipiter]] francesiae | ||
''Accipiter francesii'' | ''Accipiter francesii'' | ||
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====Similar species==== | ====Similar species==== | ||
| − | Male | + | Male Frances's Sparrowhawk is paler than [[Madagascar Sparrowhawk]] |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Madagascar]] and the [[Comoros]] | [[Madagascar]] and the [[Comoros]] | ||
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Four subspecies are accepted<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | Four subspecies are accepted<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| − | *''A. f. francesii'' | + | *''A. f. francesii'': |
| − | *''A. f. griveaudi'' | + | :*[[Madagascar]] |
| − | *''A. f. pusillus'' | + | *''A. f. griveaudi'': |
| − | *''A. f. brutus'' | + | :*Grand Comoro Island ([[Comoro Islands]]) |
| + | *''A. f. pusillus'': | ||
| + | :*Anjouan (Comoro Islands) | ||
| + | *''A. f. brutus'': | ||
| + | :*Mayotte (Comoro Islands) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2528198 Birdforum thread] discussing id of Frances's Sparrowhawk and Madagascar sparrowhawk |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Accipiter+francesi}} | {{GSearch|Accipiter+francesi}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Accipiter]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Accipiter]] | ||
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Alternative name: Frances's Goshawk
- Accipiter francesiae
Accipiter francesii
Identification
Similar species
Male Frances's Sparrowhawk is paler than Madagascar Sparrowhawk
Distribution
Madagascar and the Comoros
Taxonomy
Some authorities use francesii in place of francesiae.
Four subspecies are accepted[1]:
- A. f. francesii:
- A. f. griveaudi:
- Grand Comoro Island (Comoro Islands)
- A. f. pusillus:
- Anjouan (Comoro Islands)
- A. f. brutus:
- Mayotte (Comoro Islands)
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing id of Frances's Sparrowhawk and Madagascar sparrowhawk
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Frances's Sparrowhawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Frances%27s_Sparrowhawk
