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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
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In America, breeds from [[Alaska]] east through Mackenzie and northern [[Quebec]] to [[Newfoundland]], and south to [[New Mexico]], Great Lakes, and New England; also southward to northern Appalachians. Winters south to [[Virginia]] and Southwest. A widespread species in the [[Western Palearctic]] breeding from Iberia east to the Black Sea and Caucasus and north to northern Scandinavia and Arctic [[Russia]].
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In America, breeds from [[Alaska]] east through Mackenzie and northern [[Quebec]] to [[Newfoundland]], and south to [[New Mexico]], Great Lakes, and New England; also southward to northern Appalachians. Winters south to [[Virginia]] and Southwest.
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A widespread species in the [[Western Palearctic]] breeding from Iberia east to the Black Sea and Caucasus and north to northern [[Scandinavia]] and Arctic [[Russia]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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*''A. g. gentilis'':
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:*[[Europe]] and extreme north-western [[Africa]]
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*''A. g. arrigonii'':
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:*[[Corsica]] and [[Sardinia]]
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*''A. g. buteoides'':
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:*Northern [[Eurasia]] ([[Sweden]] to Lena River); winters to central [[Asia]]
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*''A. g. albidus'':
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:*North-eastern [[Siberia]] to Kamchatka Peninsula
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*''A. g. schvedowi'':
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:*North-eastern [[Asia]] to central [[China]]; winters to northern [[Indochina]]
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*''A. g. fujiyamae'':
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:*[[Japan]]
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*''A. g. atricapillus'':
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:*[[North America]] south to southern [[US]] and western [[Mexico]]
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*''A. g. laingi'':
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:*South-western [[Canada]] (Queen Charlotte Islands and Vancouver Island)
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Deciduous or coniferous woodland interspersed with open areas. Often over more open country in winter.
 
Deciduous or coniferous woodland interspersed with open areas. Often over more open country in winter.
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[[Media:Accipiter gentilis (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]
 
[[Media:Accipiter gentilis (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}
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==External Links==
 
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Accipiter]] [[Category:Bird Songs]]

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Photo by fuzzhead
Photo taken: Location: Richland, WA, USA
Accipiter gentilis

Identification

  • Robust bird
  • Long narrow tail
  • Short rounded wings
  • Bold white eyebrow

Adult

  • Blue-grey above
  • Black crown
  • Pale underparts finely barred with grey

Immature Brown above and streaked below

Distribution

Photo by Teodor
Photographed in February 2008

In America, breeds from Alaska east through Mackenzie and northern Quebec to Newfoundland, and south to New Mexico, Great Lakes, and New England; also southward to northern Appalachians. Winters south to Virginia and Southwest.

A widespread species in the Western Palearctic breeding from Iberia east to the Black Sea and Caucasus and north to northern Scandinavia and Arctic Russia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

  • A. g. gentilis:
  • A. g. arrigonii:
  • A. g. buteoides:
  • A. g. albidus:
  • North-eastern Siberia to Kamchatka Peninsula
  • A. g. schvedowi:
  • A. g. fujiyamae:
  • A. g. atricapillus:
  • A. g. laingi:
  • South-western Canada (Queen Charlotte Islands and Vancouver Island)

Habitat

Deciduous or coniferous woodland interspersed with open areas. Often over more open country in winter.

Behaviour

Vocalisation

Usually silent, sometimes lets out a loud kak-kak-kak-kak-kak when disturbed. <flashmp3>Accipiter gentilis (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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