Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Vinous-breasted Sparrowhawk (Accipiter rhodogaster) - HBW 2, p. 157
French: Épervier à poitrine rousse
German: Schlegelsperber
Spanish: Gavilán Pechirrojo
Taxonomy: Nisus virgatus rhodogaster Schlegel, 1862, Gorontalo, Sulawesi.
May belong in A. cirrocephalus superspecies. Validity of race butonensis has been questioned. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rhodogaster (Schlegel, 1862) - Sulawesi.
- butonensis Voous, 1951 - Muna and Butung (off SE Sulawesi).
- sulaensis (Schlegel, 1866) - Banggai and Sula Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An immature on a branch. Locality Gunung Ambang Nature Reserve, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp rhodogaster)
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