Frances's sparrowhawk is a small bird of prey formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. Its nominate subspecies is endemic to Madagascar, while its other subspecies occur in the Comoro Islands; one of these, the Anjouan sparrowhawk, also known as the Anjouan Island sparrowhawk, Ndzuwani goshawk or Joanna Island goshawk, was thought to be extinct until searches in the 1980s and in 2005 confirmed that it still survives. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Frances's Sparrowhawk (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Frances's Sparrowhawk (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q114015 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Accipiter, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the Source 3. Frances's sparrowhawk (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)Quote, Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
sland sparrowhawk, Ndzuwani goshawk or Joanna Island goshawk, was thought to be extinct until searches in the 1980s and in 2005 confirmed that it still survives.
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