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Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

Aerospiza castanilius

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

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Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk (Aerospiza castanilius), photo 1
Photo: Hanhart, Michael; Hanhart, N; Salvin, Osbert; Sclater, Philip Lutley; Smith, J. · Public domain

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The chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk has blackish-grey upperparts with a very distinctive pattern on the underparts; the breast and belly are heavily barred grey and brown, with chestnut-colored flanks. The throat is white, and the head is rather broad compared to similar species. The cere is yellow, as is the thin eyering which surrounds the red eye. Females and juveniles are browner. They stand 25 cm (9.8 in) tall and have a wingspan of 60 cm (24 in).

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About the Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

The chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk is a small west African species of sparrowhawk in the family Accipitridae. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter.

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Easily confused with

African Goshawk (Aerospiza tachiro) African GoshawkAerospiza tachiroThe African goshawk is a medium to large-sized hawk which is mainly grey and rufous with the typical broad-winged and long-tailed shape of its genus.

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