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Rufous-thighed Hawk

Accipiter erythronemius (Kaup, JJ 1850)

The rufous-thighed hawk is a small hawk found from southeastern Bolivia and southern Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. 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




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Kaup, JJ 1850)

Reference:
   Contrib. Orn. [Jardine]

Protonym:
  Nisus vel Accipiter erythronemius

Type locality:
  Bolivia.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51978831


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  DB18F79358DC1519

Avibase ID:
  avibase-DB18F793

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/DB18F793


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558394

Geographic range:

  • Accipiter erythronemius: Bolivia and Paraguay to northern Argentina and southern Brazil
English:
Rufous-thighed Hawk
Catalan:
Esparver del Chaco
Czech:
jestřáb rudorousý
Danish:
Rødlåret Spurvehøg
German:
Rotschenkelsperber
Spanish:
Gavilán Muslirrufo
French:
Épervier à cuisses rousses
Croatian:
kobac gaćaš
Hungarian:
vöröscombú karvaly
Italian:
Sparviere zamperossicce
Japanese (romaji):
momoakaashibosohaitaka
Japanese:
モモアカアシボソハイタカ
Lithuanian:
Rudašlaunis vanagas
Dutch:
Rooddijsperwer
Norwegian:
Rustlegghauk
Polish:
krogulec brazylijski
Portuguese:
Gavião-miúdo
Portuguese (Portugal):
gavião-de-coxas-ruivas
Slovak:
jastrab štíhly
Swedish:
rostbyxvråk
Ukrainian:
Яструб бразильський
Chinese:
红腿鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
褐腿鷹


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Accipiter [striatus, chionogaster, ventralis or erythronemius] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Esparver del Chaco
Czech: jestřáb rudorousý
Danish: Rødlåret Spurvehøg
German: Eckschwanzsperber (erythronemius), Rotschenkelsperber
English: Rufous thighed Hawk, Rufous thighedHawk, Rufous-thighed Hawk, Rufous-thighted Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk (Rufous-thighed)
English, HBW: Sharp-shinned Hawk (Rufous-thighed)
English (IOC): Rufous-thighed Hawk
English (United States): Sharp-shinned Hawk (Rufous-thighed)
Esperanto: Brunfemura akcipitro
Spanish: Azor rojizo, Esparvero común, Gavilán Americano (calzas rojas), Gavilán Chico, Gavilán de Patas Rufas, Gavilán Muslirrufo, Gavilán Pecho Canela (erythronemius)
Spanish (Argentine): Esparvero común, Esparvero Estriado (erythronemius)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Gavilán Pajarero (erythronemius)
Spanish (Cuba): Gavilancito (erythronemius)
Spanish (Ecuador): Azor Americano (erythronemius)
Spanish (Spain): Gavilán americano (calzas rojas), Gavilán Americano (erythronemius)
Spanish (HBW): Sharp-shinned Hawk (Rufous-thighed)
Spanish (Mexico): Gavilán Pecho Canela (erythronemius)
Spanish (Panama): Gavilán Estriado (erythronemius)
Spanish (Peru): Gavilán Pajarero (erythronemius)
Spanish (Paraguay): Azor rojizo, Azor rojizo (erythronemius)
Spanish (Uruguay): Gavilán Chico, Gavilán Chico (Subesp. erythronemius), Gavilán Chico (Subsp. erythronemius)
Estonian: brasiilia raudkull
Finnish: amerikanvarpushaukka (erythronemius)
French: Épervier à cuisses rousses, Épervier brun (à cuisses rousses), Épervier brun (erythronemius)
Guarani: Taguato'i ka'aguy
Croatian: kobac gaćaš
Hungarian: vöröscombú karvaly
Icelandic: Randahaukur (erythronemius)
Italian: Sparviere zamperossicce
Japanese (romaji): ashibosohaitaka (erythronemius), momoakaashibosohaitaka
Japanese: アシボソハイタカ (erythronemius), アシボソハイタカ(erythronemius), モモアカアシボソハイタカ
Scientific: Accipiter erythronemius, Accipiter erythronemius erythronemius, Accipiter striatus erythronemius, Nisus vel Accipiter erythronemius
Lithuanian: Rudašlaunis vanagas
Dutch: Amerikaanse Sperwer (erythronemius), Rooddijsperwer, Roodflanksperwer
Norwegian: Rustlegghauk, tverrhalehauk (erythronemius)
Polish: krogulec brazylijski, krogulec zmienny (erythronemius)
Portuguese: Gavião-miúdo
Portuguese (Brazil): Gavião-miúdo, tauató-miúdo (erythronemius)
Portuguese (Portugal): gavião-de-coxas-ruivas, gavião-estriado (erythronemius), Gavião-miúdo (ventralis)
Russian: Американский перепелятник (erythronemius)
Slovak: jastrab štíhly, jastrab štíhly (skup.)
Serbian: Američki kobac (erythronemius)
Swedish: Rostbent hök, rostbyxvråk
Turkish: Amerika atmacası (erythronemius)
Tatar: җирән ботлы карчыга
Ukrainian: Яструб бразильський
Chinese: 红腿鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 褐腿鷹

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