The Levant sparrowhawk is a small bird of prey, 32 to 38 centimeters long with a 65 to 75 centimeter wingspan, that breeds in forests from Greece and the Balkans east to southern Russia. Males show blue grey plumage above with reddish barring below, while females are slate grey, and both have yellowish legs and cere. It is highly migratory, wintering from Egypt to southwestern Iran, and unlike the more widespread Eurasian sparrowhawk it migrates in large flocks, with over 90 percent of the international population passing through Jordan. The IUCN lists it as Least Concern given its vast range and stable population, though wind farm development and hunting are noted concerns.
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Source Levant Sparrowhawk (Wikidata)
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1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Levant sparrowhawk (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
nt of the international population passing through Jordan. The IUCN lists it as Least Concern given its vast range and stable population, though wind farm development and hu
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It breeds in forests from Greece and the Balkans east to southern Russia.
View the Source3. Levant Sparrowhawk (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q114338 (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 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Accipiter brevipes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 7830Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 7830
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5. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: accipiter brevipes
4722 Nonpasseriformes Accipitriformes Accipitridae "Osprey, kites, hawks and eagles" 36 BL3 Accipiter brevipes Levant Sparrowhawk 40 20 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_2 A Jennifer 0 0 0 0 33 33 33 0 Ref_2 1 Jessica 0 186.48 Dunning08 1
BirdFuncDat.txt row Accipiter brevipes, Nocturnal column
Accipiter brevipes Levant Sparrowhawk 40 20 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_2 A Jennifer 0 0 0 0 33 33 33 0 Ref_2 1 Jessica 0
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