The New Britain sparrowhawk is a threatened species of bird of prey. It is endemic to two Papua New Guinea islands, New Britain and New Ireland. Even in 1934 Ernst Mayr, in his survey of mountain bird life during the Whitney South Sea Expedition, found the New Britain sparrowhawk to be very rare. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Ramsay, EP 1880)
Reference:
Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales
4 p.465
Protonym:
Astur brachyurus
Avibase ID:
68BF920B4E8877A1
Avibase ID:
avibase-68BF920B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/68BF920B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175311
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Épervier de Nouvelle-Bretagne ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Épervier de Nouvelle-Bretagne ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 1st edition: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements, version 2021: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements, version 2022: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 3rd edition: New Britain Sparrow Hawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 4th edition: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 6th edition: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements, version 2015: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements, version 2016: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements, version 2017: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements, version 2018: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Clements, version 2019: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
eBird version 1.50: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
eBird version 1.52: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
eBird version 1.53: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
eBird version 1.54: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
eBird version 1.55: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
eBird version 2015: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
eBird version 2016: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
eBird version 2017: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
eBird version 2018: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
eBird version 2019: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
eBird version 2021: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
eBird version 2022: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: New Britain Collared Sparrow Hawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): New Britain Collared Sparrow Hawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Grey Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Grey Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Grey Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Grey Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Grey Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Grey Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Grey Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Accipiter brachyurus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Accipiter brachyurus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Accipiter brachyurus |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: New Britain Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter brachyurus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Accipiter brachyurus |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Accipiter brachyurus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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