Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus - Épervier brun

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Accipitridés
Genus
:
Accipiter
Species
:
striatus

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1808

Biometrics

Size
: 34 cm
Wingspan
: 51 à 69 cm.
Weight
: 85 à 208 g

Longevity

13 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

Accipiter striatus striatus (Hispaniola)
Accipiter striatus perobscurus (Queen Charlotte Is.. British Columbia, Canada.)
Accipiter striatus velox (Canada, USA)
Accipiter striatus suttoni (s New Mexico. sw USA. to e Mexico)
Accipiter striatus madrensis (sw Mexico)
Accipiter striatus fringilloides (Cuba)
Accipiter striatus venator (Puerto Rico)

Foreign names

Épervier brun,
Gavilán americano,
gavião-miúdo,
Eckschwanzsperber,
csíkos karvaly,
Amerikaanse Sperwer,
Sparviere americano,
amerikansk sparvhök,
Tverrhalehauk,
jastrab čiarkový,
krahujec americký,
Amerikansk Spurvehøg,
amerikanvarpushaukka,
esparver nord-americà,
krogulec zmienny,
strīpainais vanags,
Полосатый ястреб,
アシボソハイタカ,
纹腹鹰,
條紋鷹,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest