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Rufous-necked sparrowhawk

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Rufous-necked sparrowhawk
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A. erythrauchen
Binomial name
Accipiter erythrauchen
Gray, 1861

The rufous-necked sparrowhawk (Accipiter erythrauchen) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is endemic to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Description

It is mostly grey with a rufous neck with yellow feet and yellow black-tipped bill. The juvenile is brown.

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