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Red-thighed Sparrowhawk

Accipiter erythropus (Hartlaub, KJG 1855)

The red-thighed sparrowhawk, alternatively known as the red-legged sparrowhawk or the western little sparrowhawk is a species of sparrowhawk in the family Accipitridae from western and northern central Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Accipiter
Scientific:
  Accipiter erythropus

Original description

Citation:
  (Hartlaub, KJG 1855)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 3 p.354

Protonym:
  Nisus erythropus

Type locality:
  Rio Bountry, Gold Coast.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13947512

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  AFD19C47E1EA9962

Avibase ID:
  avibase-AFD19C47

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/AFD19C47

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175318

Geographic range:

  • Accipiter erythropus erythropus: Senegambia to Nigeria
  • Accipiter erythropus zenkeri: Cameroon to western Uganda, central Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and northern Angola
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
Catalan:
Esparver menut cama-roig
Czech:
krahujec rudonohý
Danish:
Rødbenet Spurvehøg
German:
Waldsperber
Spanish:
Gavilán Patirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Gavilán Patirrojo
Finnish:
kongonvarpushaukka
French:
Épervier de Hartlaub
Croatian:
crvenonogi kobac
Hungarian:
vörösgatyás karvaly
Italian:
Sparviere zamperosse
Japanese (romaji):
nishiafurikatsumi
Japanese:
ニシアフリカツミ
Lithuanian:
Raudonkojis vanagas
Dutch:
West-Afrikaanse Dwergsperwer
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Jungelhauk
Norwegian:
Jungelhauk
Polish:
krogulec tropikalny
Portuguese:
Gaviãozinho-de-coxas-vermelhas
Portuguese (Portugal):
gavião-de-patas-vermelhas
Russian:
Лесной перепелятник
Slovak:
jastrab červenonohý
Swedish:
broksparvhök
Ukrainian:
Яструб сенегальський
Chinese:
红腿雀鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
紅腳雀鷹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter erythropus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter erythropus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Red-legged Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter erythropus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Épervier de Hartlaub ( Accipiter erythropus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Épervier de Hartlaub ( Accipiter erythropus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter erythropus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk ( Tachyspiza erythropus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk ( Tachyspiza erythropus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Red-thighed Sparrow Hawk ( Accipiter erythropus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Red-thighed Sparrow Hawk ( Accipiter erythropus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter erythropus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Red-legged Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter erythropus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter erythropus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Accipiter erythropus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Esparver menut cama-roig
Czech: Krahujec rudonohý
Danish: Rødbenet Spurvehøg
German: Waldsperber
English: Red thighed Sparrowhawk, Red-legged Sparrowhawk, Red-thighed Sparrow Hawk, Red-thighed Sparrowhawk, Red-thighed Western Little Sparrow Hawk, West African Little Sparrowhawk, Western Little Sparrowhawk
English, HBW: Red-legged Sparrowhawk
English (IOC): Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
English (United States): Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
Esperanto: Ruĝecfemura akcipitro
Spanish: Azor Chico de Patas Rojas, Gavilán Patirrojo, Gavilancito Muslirrojo, Gavilancito patirrojo
Spanish (Spain): Gavilán Patirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
Estonian: punajalg-värbkull
Finnish: Kongonvarpushaukka
French: Épervier à pattes rouges, Épervier de Hartlaub
Croatian: crvenonogi kobac
Hungarian: vörösgatyás karvaly
Italian: Sparviere zamperosse, Sparviero dai calzoni rossi
Japanese (romaji): nishiafurikatsumi, nishihimehaitaka
Japanese: ニシアフリカツミ, ニシヒメハイタカ
Scientific: Accipiter erythropus, Accipiter erythropus erythropus, Nisus erythropus, Tachyspiza erythropus
Lithuanian: Raudonkojis vanagas
Dutch: Westafrikaanse Dwergsperwer, West-Afrikaanse Dwergsperwer
Norwegian Nynorsk: Jungelhauk
Norwegian: Jungelhauk
Polish: krogulec tropikalny
Portuguese: Gaviãozinho-de-coxas-vermelhas
Portuguese (Portugal): gavião-de-patas-vermelhas, Gavião-pequeno
Russian: Краснобёдрый ястреб, Красноногий ястреб, Лесной перепелятник
Slovak: jastrab červenonohý
Swedish: Broksparvhök
Turkish: Kızıl bacaklı atmaca
Tatar: кызыл ботлы карчыга
Ukrainian: Яструб сенегальський
Chinese: 红腿雀鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 紅腳雀鷹

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