(Imp sizes. Links. Basic tidy-up. References updated) |
(Picture of juvenile. References updated) |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
They look like a small [[Pale Chanting Goshawk]]. The melanistic morph is similar to a melanistic [[Ovambo Sparrowhawk]]. | They look like a small [[Pale Chanting Goshawk]]. The melanistic morph is similar to a melanistic [[Ovambo Sparrowhawk]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Gabar_goshawk_2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Chris+van+Rooyen|Chris van Rooyen}}<br />Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, formed from the old Kalahari Gemsbok National Park of SA and the Gemsbok National Park of [[Botswana]], April 2004]] | ||
Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]: widespread but discontinuous range breeding in [[Senegal]], in [[Mali]], [[Burkina Faso]] and [[Ghana]], and from south [[Niger]] and north [[Nigeria]] east to [[Ethiopia]] and west [[Somalia]]. Range extends south through eastern Africa to eastern [[Angola]], [[Namibia]] and [[South Africa]]. Probaly also breeds in [[Yemen]] and south-west [[Saudi Arabia]]. | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]: widespread but discontinuous range breeding in [[Senegal]], in [[Mali]], [[Burkina Faso]] and [[Ghana]], and from south [[Niger]] and north [[Nigeria]] east to [[Ethiopia]] and west [[Somalia]]. Range extends south through eastern Africa to eastern [[Angola]], [[Namibia]] and [[South Africa]]. Probaly also breeds in [[Yemen]] and south-west [[Saudi Arabia]]. | ||
Resident in some parts of range, a short-distance migrant in others. Common in many parts of range. | Resident in some parts of range, a short-distance migrant in others. Common in many parts of range. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | |||
Some authorities use place this species in genus ''[[:Category:Melierax|Melierax]]''. | Some authorities use place this species in genus ''[[:Category:Melierax|Melierax]]''. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
*''M.g. niger'' from [[Senegambia]] to [[Sudan]], northern [[Ethiopia]] and south-western [[Arabia]] | *''M.g. niger'' from [[Senegambia]] to [[Sudan]], northern [[Ethiopia]] and south-western [[Arabia]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:5134Gabar Goshawk Juvenile Melierax gabar.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile, subspecies ''gabar''''<br />Photo by {{user|Paul+Tavares|Paul Tavares}}<br />Pilanesberg, Republic of [[South Africa]], March 2007]] | ||
Open woodland, grassland with scattered trees and scrubland, ''Acacia'' thornbush and ''Brachystegia'' woodland. | Open woodland, grassland with scattered trees and scrubland, ''Acacia'' thornbush and ''Brachystegia'' woodland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| Line 34: | Line 35: | ||
Resident in some parts of range, a short-distance migrant in others. Common in many parts of range. | Resident in some parts of range, a short-distance migrant in others. Common in many parts of range. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibirds |
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 20:59, 18 January 2018
- Micronisus gabar
Melierax gabar
Identification
28–36 cm (11-14¼ in); female larger than male
- Broad white rump
- Grey upper breast
- Secondaries have white edges
- Yellow legs
Melanistic birds have red legs and strongly barred wings and tails.
Similar Species
They look like a small Pale Chanting Goshawk. The melanistic morph is similar to a melanistic Ovambo Sparrowhawk.
Distribution
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, formed from the old Kalahari Gemsbok National Park of SA and the Gemsbok National Park of Botswana, April 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa: widespread but discontinuous range breeding in Senegal, in Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana, and from south Niger and north Nigeria east to Ethiopia and west Somalia. Range extends south through eastern Africa to eastern Angola, Namibia and South Africa. Probaly also breeds in Yemen and south-west Saudi Arabia.
Resident in some parts of range, a short-distance migrant in others. Common in many parts of range.
Taxonomy
Some authorities use place this species in genus Melierax.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognised[1]:
- M.g. gabar in southern Africa, (Southern Angola to Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa)
- M.g. aequatorius in Central Africa (Highlands of Ethiopia to Zaire, Zambia and northern Mozambique)
- M.g. niger from Senegambia to Sudan, northern Ethiopia and south-western Arabia
Habitat
Open woodland, grassland with scattered trees and scrubland, Acacia thornbush and Brachystegia woodland.
Behaviour
A small swift hawk. Generally found singly or in pairs.
Diet
They hunt by darting out from a tree in fast dashes. They catch small birds in flight or trap them in dense vegetation. Prey species range from young Helmeted Guineafowl, francolins and coucals.
Movements
Resident in some parts of range, a short-distance migrant in others. Common in many parts of range.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibirds
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gabar Goshawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gabar_Goshawk
