Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Frances's Sparrowhawk (Accipiter francesii) - HBW 2, p. 149
French: Épervier de Frances
German: Echsenhabicht
Spanish: Gavilán de Frances
Other common names: Madagascar/Malagasy Goshawk, Frances's/France's Goshawk, France's Sparrowhawk
Taxonomy: Accipiter Francesii A. Smith, 1834, Madagascar.
Perhaps forms superspecies with A. badius, A. brevipes, A. butleri and A. soloensis. The three races of Comoros Is have been considered to constitute a separate species, on grounds mainly of much smaller size. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- francesii A. Smith, 1834 - Madagascar.
- griveaudi Benson, 1960 - Ngadzidja (Grand Comoro), Comoro Is.
- pusillus (Gurney, 1875) - Ndzuani (Anjouan), Comoro Is.
- brutus (Schlegel, 1866) - Maore (Mayotte), Comoro Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird filmed from the terrace of the restaurant Locality Ankarafantsika National Park, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar (ssp francesii)
herve jacob 18 September 2008 3 years ago 9 sec 3
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Bird perched
Locality Masoala National Park, Madagascar
Dubi shapiro 3 November 2010 40 weeks ago 4.4 -
High up in the tree, on the edge of the rainforest
Locality Masoala National Park, Madagascar (ssp francesii)
Photo-ay 30 July 2009 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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