Rufous-necked sparrowhawk

Species of bird

Rufous-necked sparrowhawk
Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species:
A. erythrauchen
Binomial name
Accipiter erythrauchen
Gray, GR, 1861
Subspecies[2]
  • A. e. erythrauchen - Gray, GR, 1861
  • A. e. ceramensis - (Schlegel, 1862)

The rufous-necked sparrowhawk (Accipiter erythrauchen) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Description

It is mostly grey with a rufous neck with yellow feet and yellow black-tipped bill. The juvenile is brown.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Accipiter erythrauchen". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695596A93518315. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695596A93518315.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
Taxon identifiers
Accipiter erythrauchen


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