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| − | ;Accipiter minullus | + | '''Alternative name: African Little Sparrowhawk''' |
| − | [[Image:Little_Sparrowhawk.jpg|thumb| | + | ;[[:Category:Accipiter|Accipiter]] minullus |
| + | [[Image:Little_Sparrowhawk.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by rudydbn<br/>Location: Mkhuze, [[KwaZulu-Natal]], South Africa]] | ||
| + | [[Image:29534Little_Sparrowhawk_GarethH.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature Little Sparrowhawk<br>Photo by GarethH<br>Rooihuiskraal, Centurion, South Africa]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 23–27 cm. Grey with lightly barred underparts. | |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Africa: | + | Southern, central and eastern [[Africa]]: [[Cameroon]] through [[Central African Republic]], [[Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia]] to [[Somalia]], and south to [[South Africa]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Falco minullus Daudin, 1800, Gamtoos River, South Africa. Monotypic. | + | ''Falco minullus'' Daudin, 1800, Gamtoos River, South Africa. Monotypic. |
| + | ''Accipiter minullus'' has 2 subspecies: | ||
| + | *''A. m. minullus''; and | ||
| + | *''A. m. tropicalis''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Woodland and forest | + | Woodland and forest. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | Diet includes small bats, lizards, and insects. | |
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| + | It builds a small stick nest of twigs lined with green leaves, high in a tree fork. Two eggs are laid and incubated for 31 days; fledging about 26 days. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Lepage D. 2008. [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/ Avibase]. Search for "Little Sparrowhawk" downloaded 30 May 2008. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Accipiter+minullus}} | |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Accipiter]] |
Latest revision as of 20:12, 5 July 2008
Alternative name: African Little Sparrowhawk
- Accipiter minullus
Identification
23–27 cm. Grey with lightly barred underparts.
Distribution
Southern, central and eastern Africa: Cameroon through Central African Republic, Sudan and Ethiopia to Somalia, and south to South Africa.
Taxonomy
Falco minullus Daudin, 1800, Gamtoos River, South Africa. Monotypic.
Accipiter minullus has 2 subspecies:
- A. m. minullus; and
- A. m. tropicalis.
Habitat
Woodland and forest.
Behaviour
Diet includes small bats, lizards, and insects.
It builds a small stick nest of twigs lined with green leaves, high in a tree fork. Two eggs are laid and incubated for 31 days; fledging about 26 days.
References
Lepage D. 2008. Avibase. Search for "Little Sparrowhawk" downloaded 30 May 2008.
