Ovambo Sparrowhawk

Ovambo Sparrowhawk
Ovambo Sparrowhawk
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes (or Accipitriformes, q.v.)
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species: A. ovampensis
Binomial name
Accipiter ovampensis
Gurney, 1875

The Ovambo or Ovampo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2008). Accipiter ovampensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 February 2009.