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Sharp-shinned Hawk (ventralis)

Accipiter striatus ventralis Sclater, PL 1866

The plain-breasted hawk is a small hawk described from Venezuela to western Bolivia. It is usually considered a subspecies of the sharp-shinned hawk by most taxonomists, including the American Ornithological Society, but the taxonomy is far from resolved, with some authorities considering the southern taxa to represent three separate species: white-breasted hawk, plain-breasted hawk, and rufous-thighed hawk. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Accipiter
Scientific:
  Accipiter striatus ventralis

Original description

Citation:
  Sclater, PL 1866

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1866, pt.2 p.303

Imprint year:
  1866

Protonym:
  Accipiter ventralis

Type locality:
  Interior of Colombia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90954#page/385/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  793AA5AB9F7C9360

Avibase ID:
  avibase-793AA5AB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/793AA5AB

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558397

English:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (ventralis)
French:
Épervier brun (ventralis)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Sharp-shinned Hawk (ventralis) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Sharp-shinned Hawk (ventralis) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Accipiter striatus ventralis
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Épervier à gorge rayée ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted) ( Accipiter striatus ventralis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 3]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Plain-breasted Hawk ( Accipiter ventralis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Accipiter striatus ventralis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Accipiter ventralis [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Accipiter striatus

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Dunbeensperwer (Vaalbors-)
Bulgarian: Американски малък ястреб (ssp. ventralis)
Catalan: esparver andí, Esparver dels Andes
Czech: krahujec americký (ssp. ventralis), krahujec kolumbijský
Danish: Amerikansk Spurvehøg (Mørkrygget), Mørkrygget Spurvehøg
German: Andensperber, Besrasperber, Eckschwanzsperber, Eckschwanzsperber (ventralis)
English: Plain breasted Hawk, Plain breastedHawk, Plain-breasted Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted), Sharp-shinned Hawk (ventralis)
[ENAV]: Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted)
English, HBW: Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted)
English (IOC): Plain-breasted Hawk
English (United States): Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted)
Esperanto: anda akcipitro, Senmarka akcipitro
Spanish: Gavilán Americano (pecho liso), Gavilán Andino, Gavilán de Pecho Liso, Gavilán Pecho Canela (ventralis)
Spanish (Argentine): Esparvero Estriado (ventralis)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Gavilán Pajarero (ventralis)
Spanish (Cuba): Gavilancito (ventralis)
Spanish (Ecuador): Azor Americano (ventralis)
Spanish (Spain): Gavilán americano (pecho liso), Gavilán Americano (ventralis)
Spanish (HBW): Sharp-shinned Hawk (Plain-breasted)
Spanish (Honduras): Gavilán Cola Cuadrada (ventralis)
Spanish (Mexico): Gavilán Pecho Canela (ventralis)
Spanish (Panama): Gavilán Estriado (ventralis)
Spanish (Peru): Gavilán Pajarero (ventralis)
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Gavilán de Sierra (ventralis)
Spanish (Paraguay): Azor rojizo (ventralis)
Spanish (Uruguay): Gavilán Chico (Subesp. ventralis)
Spanish (Venezuela): Gavilán Arrastrador (ventralis)
Estonian: nõlva-raudkull
Finnish: amerikanvarpushaukka (ventralis)
French: Autour à gorge rayée, Épervier à gorge rayée, Épervier brun (à gorge rayée), Épervier brun (ventralis), Épervier des Andes
French (Guyane): Épervier brun (ventralis)
Croatian: američki kobac (ventralis), kolumbijski kobac
Hungarian: andoki karvaly
Icelandic: Randahaukur (ventralis)
Italian: Sparviere delle Ande
Japanese (romaji): ashibosohaitaka (ventralis), munajiroashibosohaitaka
Japanese: アシボソハイタカ (ventralis), アシボソハイタカ（ventralis）, フナシアシボソハイタカ, ムナジロアシボソハイタカ
Scientific: Accipiter nigroplumbeus, Accipiter striatus ventralis, Accipiter ventralis, Accipiter ventralis ventralis, Nisus salvini
Lithuanian: Andinis vanagas
Dutch: Amerikaanse Sperwer (ventralis), Andessperwer, Bruinborstsperwer, Effenborstsperwer
Norwegian: Andeshauk, tverrhalehauk (ventralis)
Polish: krogulec andyjski, krogulec zmienny (ventralis)
Portuguese: Gavião-andino
Portuguese (Brazil): tauató-miúdo (ventralis)
Portuguese (Portugal): gavião-andino, gavião-estriado (ventralis), Gavião-miúdo (erythronemius)
Russian: Американский перепелятник (ventralis), Светлобрюхий ястреб
Slovak: jastrab horský, jastrab horský (skup.)
Serbian: Američki kobac (ventralis)
Swedish: inkahök, Mörkryggad sparvhök
Turkish: Amerika atmacası (ventralis)
Tatar: яссы түшле карчыга
Ukrainian: Яструб еквадорський, Яструб неоарктичний (підвид ventralis)
Chinese: 淡胸鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 淡胸鷹

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