Frances's Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza francesiae - Épervier de Frances

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Accipitridés
Genus
:
Tachyspiza
Species
:
francesiae

Descriptor

Smith, A, 1834

Biometrics

Size
: 35 cm
Wingspan
: 40 à 54 cm.
Weight
: 102 à 185 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

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

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Tachyspiza francesiae francesiae (Madagascar)
Tachyspiza francesiae griveaudi (Grande Comoro I.. Comoro Is..)
Tachyspiza francesiae pusilla ()
Tachyspiza francesiae bruta ()

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,
skalbaggshök,
馬達加斯加鷹,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

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

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Illustration

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Sources of information

Birds of Africa South of the Sahara, Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan
Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands, Alan and Meg Kemp
Raptors of the World, a field guide, Ferguson-Lees James et Christie David
Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
Avibase, Lepage Denis
Global Raptor Information Network,
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest