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Black Goshawk
Accipiter melanoleucus Smith, A 1830
The black sparrowhawk, sometimes known as the black goshawk or great sparrowhawk, is the largest African member of the genus Accipiter. It occurs mainly in forest and non-desert areas south of the Sahara, particularly where there are large trees suitable for nesting; favored habitat includes suburban and human-altered landscapes. It preys predominantly on birds of moderate size, such as pigeons and doves, in suburban areas. Source: Wikipedia
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Accipiter
Scientific:
Accipiter melanoleucus
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Accipiter
Scientific:
Accipiter melanoleucus
Original description
Citation:
Smith, A 1830
Reference:
S. Afr. Quart. J.
ser. 1, 1, pt. 3 p.229
Protonym:
Accipiter melanoleucus
Type locality:
South Africa.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968939
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
819AB8230B1E2165
Avibase ID:
avibase-819AB823
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/819AB823
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175330
Geographic range:
- Accipiter melanoleucus melanoleucus: E Sudan and nw Ethiopia; Kenya to Angola and South Africa
- Accipiter melanoleucus temminckii: Senegambia to Gabon, Congo and Central African Republic
Source: Clements checklist
Black Goshawk
Catalan:
Astor blanc i negre
Czech:
jestřáb černohřbetý
Danish:
Afrikansk Skovhøg
German:
Dominohabicht
Spanish:
Azor Blanquinegro
Spanish (Spain):
Azor Blanquinegro
Finnish:
mustakanahaukka
French:
Autour noir
Croatian:
crno-bijeli jastreb
Hungarian:
szerecsenhéja
Italian:
Astore nero
Japanese (romaji):
oohaitaka
Japanese:
オオハイタカ
Lithuanian:
Keršasis paukštvanagis
Dutch:
Zwarte Havik
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Nonnehauk
Norwegian:
Nonnehauk
Polish:
jastrząb czarno-biały
Portuguese:
Açor-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
açor-preto
Russian:
Чёрно-белый ястреб
Slovak:
jastrab čierno-biely
Serbian:
Crni jastreb
Swedish:
svart duvhök
Ukrainian:
Яструб чорний
Chinese:
黑鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
黑白雀鷹
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Autour noir ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Autour noir ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Great Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Black Sparrow Hawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Great Sparrow Hawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Great Sparrow Hawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Accipiter melanoleucus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Accipiter melanoleucus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Accipiter melanoleucus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black Goshawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Black Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Black Sparrowhawk ( Astur melanoleucus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Accipiter melanoleucus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Accipiter melanoleucus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Swartsperwer
Belarusian: Чорна-белы шуляк
Bulgarian: Тъмен ястреб
Breton: Sparfell du
Catalan: Astor blanc i negre, Astor negre
Czech: jestřáb černohřbetý, Jestráb cervenohrbetý, jestřáb červenohřbetý
Welsh: Gwyddwalch du
Danish: Afrikansk Skovhøg, Sorthvid Duehøg
German: Dominohabicht, Mohrenhabicht, Trauerhabicht
Greek: Μαυρoσάϊvo
English: Black Goshawk, Black Sparrow Hawk, Black Sparrowhawk, Black-and-white Goshawk, Black-and-white Sparrowhawk, Black-mantled Goshawk, Great Goshawk, Great Sparrow Hawk, Great Sparrowhawk, Pied Goshawk
English, HBW: Black Sparrowhawk
English (IOC): Black Sparrowhawk
English (Kenya): Great Sparrowhawk
English (United States): Black Goshawk
English (South Africa): Black Sparrowhawk
Esperanto: Blankanigra akcipitro, Nigra akcipitro
Spanish: Azor Blanco y Negro, Azor Blanquinegro
Spanish (Spain): Azor Blanquinegro
Spanish (HBW): Black Goshawk
Estonian: Kilt-kanakull, pugal-kanakull
Basque: Aztore beltz
Finnish: Mustakanahaukka
French: Autour noir, Épervier pie
Frisian: Swarte hauk
Irish: Seabhac dubh
Galician: Azor preto
Croatian: crno-bijeli jastreb
Hungarian: Szerecsen héja, szerecsenhéja
Italian: Astore bianco e nero, Astore nero, Sparviero bianco e nero
Japanese (romaji): oohaitaka
Japanese: オオハイタカ
Kwangali: Kakodi Gomusovangani
Scientific: Accipiter melanoleucus, Accipiter melanoleucus melanoleucus, Accipiter melanoleueus, Astur melanoleucus, Nisus verreauxii
Lithuanian: Keršasis paukštvanagis, Keršasis pauštvanagis, Tamsusis vištvanagis
Latvian: Daglais vanags
Dutch: Zwarte Havik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Nonnehauk
Norwegian: Nonnehauk
Polish: jastrzab czarno-bialy, Jastrząb czarnobiały, jastrząb czarno-biały
Portuguese: Açor-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): açor-preto
Rhaeto-Romance: Sprer nair
Romanian: Uliu negru
Russian: Черно-Белый Ястреб, Чёрно-белый ястреб
Slovak: jastrab cierno-biely, jastrab čierno-biely
Slovenian: Sajasti kragulj
Shona: Rukodzi
Serbian: Crni jastreb, Crno-beli jastreb
Swedish: Större sparvhök, svart duvhök
Swahili: Kipanga Mweusi
Turkish: Kara atmaca
Tatar: каралы-аклы карчыга
Ukrainian: Яструб чорний
Chinese: 黑鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 黑白雀鷹
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