Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk (subspecies A. s. velox) at San Francisco, California Septmeber 2022
Featured Subspecies: Accipiter striatus velox
Weight: 82-115g / Length:23-30cm / Wingspan: 42-58cm
NO UK STATUS/ IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A small raptor with a similar ecological niche to Sparrowhawks in Eurasia - that of agile hunter of small birds through dense foliage. They are however, unlike most sparrowhawks in Europe, notably migratory in much of their range, with the majority of the inland population of Canada migrating South to the Southern United Sates, Mexico and Central America.
Related Species:
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
SUBSPECIES: A. s. fringilloides, A. s. striatus, A. s. venator, A. s. perobscurus, A. s. velox, A. s. suttoi, A. s. madrensis
- Sighting Locations -
Found across most of the Lower 48 and Alaska
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at San Francisco
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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