The New Britain sparrowhawk is a threatened species of bird of prey endemic to two Papua New Guinea islands, New Britain and New Ireland. In 1934 the ornithologist Ernst Mayr, surveying mountain bird life during the Whitney South Sea Expedition, already found the species to be very rare. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. 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
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CITES Appendix Connections
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Source New Britain sparrowhawk (Wikidata)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. New Britain sparrowhawk (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Even in 1934 Ernst Mayr, in his survey of mountain bird life during the Whitney South Sea Expedition, found the New Britain sparrowhawk to be very rare. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter.
Infobox: status
VU
View the Source3. New Britain sparrowhawk (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q114008 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
- Child Taxon Of: Accipiter, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Accipiter brachyurus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 3149Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 3149
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