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Accipiter minullus minullus

(African Little Sparrow Hawk)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Kleinsperwer

Common Names in Dutch:

Oostafrikaanse Dwergsperwer

Common Names in English:

African Little Sparrow Hawk, African Little Sparrowhawk, Little Sparrowhawk

Common Names in German:

Zwergsperber

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Avialae () - Gauthier, 1986
        Infraclass: Aves () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Cohort: Neognathae () - Pycraft, 1900
        Superorder: Falconimorphae () - Seebohm, 1890
        Order: Falconiformes () - Sharpe, 1874
        Suborder: Accipitres () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Infraorder: Falconides () - Sharpe, 1874
        Parvorder: Accipitrida ()
        Superfamily: Accipitroidea () - Vieillot, 1816
        Family: Accipitridae () - Vieillot, 1816
        Subfamily: Accipitrinae ()
        Genus: Accipiter () - Brisson, 1760
        Specific name: minullus
        Subspecies: minullus
        Scientific name: - Accipiter minullus minullus (Daudin) 1800 (Daudin) 1800 TraitedOrn.[Daudin] 2 p.88

Synonyms

Accipiter minullus (Daudin) 1800

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Accipiter

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 86 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. albogularis (Pied Goshawk) · A. albogularis albogularis (Pied Goshawk) · A. badius (Little Banded Goshawk) · A. badius badius (Little Banded Goshawk) · A. bicolor (Bicoloured Sparrow Hawk) · A. bicolor bicolor (Bicoloured Sparrow Hawk) · A. brachyurus (New Britain Collared Sparrow Hawk) · A. brevipes (Levant Sparrow Hawk) · A. buergersi (Chestnut-Shouldered Goshawk) · A. butleri (Nicobar Sparrowhawk) · A. butleri butleri (Nicobar Sparrowhawk) · A. castanilius (Chestnut-Bellied Sparrow Hawk) · A. chionogaster (White-Breasted Hawk) · A. cirrhocephalus (Australian Collared Sparrow Hawk) · A. cirrhocephalus cirrhocephalus (Australian Collared Sparrow Hawk) · A. cirrocephalus (Australian Collared Sparrow Hawk) · A. cirrocephalus cirrocephalus (Australian Collared Sparrow Hawk) · A. collaris (Semi-Collared Sparrow Hawk) · A. cooperi (Big Blue Darter) · A. cooperii (Big Blue Darter) · A. erythrauchen (Grey Moluccan Collared Sparrow Hawk) · A. erythronemius (Rufous Thighed Hawk) · A. erythropus (Western Little Sparrowhawk) · A. erythropus erythropus (Red-Thighed Sparrow Hawk) · A. fasciatus (Christmas Island Nighthawk) · A. fasciatus fasciatus (Australian Goshawk) · A. fasciatus natalis (Christmas Island Nighthawk) · A. francesiae (Frances' Sparrow Hawk) · A. francesii (Anjouan Island Sparrow Hawk) · A. francesii francesii (Frances' Sparrow Hawk) · A. francesii pusillus (Anjouan Island Sparrow Hawk) · A. gentilis (Eurasian Goshawk) · A. gentilis apache (Apache Northern Goshawk) · A. gentilis atricapillus (Northern Goshawk) · A. gentilis gallinarum (Northern Goshawk) · A. gentilis gentilis (Northern Goshawk) · A. gentilis laingi (Northern Goshawk) · A. griseiceps (Sulawesi Crested Goshawk) · A. gularis (Japanese Lesser Sparrow Hawk) · A. gularis gularis (Japanese Lesser Sparrow Hawk) · A. gundlachi (Gundlach's Hawk) · A. gundlachii (Gundlach's Hawk) · A. gundlachi gundlachi (Gundlach's Hawk) · A. haplochrous (New-Caledonia Sparrow Hawk) · A. henicogrammus (Moluccan Goshawk) · A. henstii (Henst's Goshawk) · A. imitator (Imitator Sparrow Hawk) · A. luteoschistaceus (Slaty-Backed Goshawk) · A. madagascariensis (Madagascar Sparrow Hawk) · A. melanochlamys (Black Mantled Goshawk) · A. melanoleucus (Black Sparrow Hawk) · A. melanoleucus melanoleucus (Great Sparrow Hawk) · A. meyerianus (Meyer's Goshawk) · A. minullus (African Little Sparrow Hawk) · A. minullus minullus (African Little Sparrow Hawk) · A. nanus (Celebes Little Sparrow Hawk) · A. nisus (Northern Sparrow Hawk) · A. nisus nisus (Northern Sparrow Hawk) · A. novaehollandiae (White Goshawk) · A. novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (White Goshawk) · A. ovampensis (Ovampo Sparrow Hawk) · A. poliocephalus (New Guinea Grey-Headed Goshawk) · A. poliogaster (Gray-Bellied Hawk) · A. princeps (New Britain Grey-Headed Goshawk) · A. radiatus (Doria's Goshawk) · A. rhodogaster (Vinous-Breasted Sparrow Hawk) · A. rhodogaster rhodogaster (Vinous-Breasted Sparrow Hawk) · A. rufitorques (Fiji Goshawk) · A. rufiventris (Red-Breasted Sparrowhawk) · A. rufiventris rufiventris (Rufous-Breasted Sparrow Hawk) · A. soloensis (Chinese Sparrowhawk) · A. striatus (Slate-Colored Hawk) · A. striatus perobscurus (Sharp-Shinned Hawk) · A. striatus striatus (Sharp-Shinned Hawk) · A. striatus suttoni (Sharp-Shinned Hawk) · A. striatus velox (Sharp-Shinned Hawk) · A. superciliosus (Tiny Sparrow Hawk) · A. tachiro (African Goshawk) · A. tachiro tachiro (African Goshawk) · A. toussenelii (Red-Chested Goshawk) · A. trinotatus (Spot-Tailed Sparrow Hawk) · A. trivirgatus (Asian Crested Goshawk) · A. trivirgatus trivirgatus (Asian Crested Goshawk) · A. ventralis (Plain-Breasted Hawk) · A. virgatus (Bersa Sparrow Hawk) · A. virgatus virgatus (Besra Sparrow Hawk)

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Further Reading

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A synopsis of the Accipitres (diurnal birds of prey): comprising species and subspecies described up to 1920, with their characters and distribution / by H. Kirke Swann. London: Wheldon & Wesley, [1921]-1922. url p. 54.
A synoptical list of the Accipitres (diurnal birds of prey) Comprising species and subspecies, described up to 1919, with their characters and distribution, by H. Kirke Swann. London, J. Wheldon, 1920. url p. 32.
Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 222.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 267838
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1030444

Last Revised: 7/22/2012