Ovambo Sparrowhawk
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| Ovambo Sparrowhawk | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes (or Accipitriformes, q.v.) |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Accipiter |
| Species: | A. ovampensis |
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| Accipiter ovampensis Gurney, 1875 |
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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.
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International (2008). Accipiter ovampensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 February 2009.
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