Frances's Sparrowhawk

Accipiter francesiae - Épervier de Frances

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Accipitriformes

  • Family
    :

    Accipitridés

  • Genus
    :

    Accipiter

  • Species
    :

    francesiae

Descriptor

Smith, A, 1834

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 35 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 40 à 54 cm.
  • Weight
    : 102 à 185 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Épervier de Frances
♀ adult
Épervier de Frances
♀ adult

Frances's Sparrowhawk (Accipiter francesiae) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

  • Accipiter francesiae francesiae (Madagascar)
  • Accipiter francesiae griveaudi (Grande Comoro I.. Comoro Is..)
  • Accipiter francesiae pusillus (Anjouan. Comoro Is..)
  • Accipiter francesiae brutus (Mayotte. Comoro Is..)

Foreign names

  • Épervier de Frances,
  • Gavilán de Frances,
  • gavião-lagarto,
  • Echsensperber,
  • Frances-héja,
  • Madagaskarshikra,
  • Astore di Frances,
  • franceshök,
  • Billehauk,
  • jastrab bledoprsý,
  • krahujec Francesin,
  • Rødbåndet Spurvehøg,
  • madagaskarinvarpushaukka,
  • esparver de Frances,
  • krogulec malgaski,
  • Мадагаскарский ястреб,
  • シロハラハイタカ,
  • 马岛鹰,
  • 馬達加斯加鷹,

Voice song and cries

Épervier de Frances
adult

Habitat

Épervier de Frances
♂ adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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