Small Sparrowhawk

Small Sparrowhawk

Taxobox
name = Small Sparrowhawk


status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Falconiformes
familia = Accipitridae
genus = "Accipiter"
species = "A. nanus"
binomial = "Accipiter nanus"
binomial_authority = (Blasius, 1897)
synonyms =
The Small Sparrowhawk, Épervier Des Célèbes, or Gavilancito De Célebes ("Accipiter nanus") is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.

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* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/118/all Accipiter nanus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 24 July 2007.


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