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Black Sparrowhawk
Accipiter melanoleucus A.Smith, 1830 — also called Black Goshawk, great sparrow hawk. Occurrence records of the Black Sparrowhawk are shared on GBIF from around 9 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Tokai Park (621 records), in 5 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernAccipitridae
9reserves with records
1 219records around them
5provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Tokai ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 621 |
| Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 219 |
| Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 165 |
| Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 121 |
| Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 81 |
| Thohoyandou National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | LP Limpopo | 4 |
| Marico Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve | NW North West | 3 |
| Hopefield Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 |
| Hopewell Private Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
By province
- Western Cape
- 4 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 2 reserves
- North West
- 1 reserve
- Eastern Cape
- 1 reserve
- Limpopo
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Scientific name
- Accipiter melanoleucus
- GBIF taxon
- 2480631
- Wikidata
- Q1264152
More of the Accipitridae family
Black-winged KiteAfrican Fish EagleJackal BuzzardBlack KiteLong-crested EagleAfrican Harrier-HawkCape VultureCommon BuzzardYellow-billed KiteWhite-backed VulturePale Chanting GoshawkVerreaux's EagleBateleurBrown Snake EagleCrowned EagleWahlberg's EagleBlack HarrierBooted EagleTawny EagleBlack-chested Snake EagleMartial EagleForest BuzzardAfrican Hawk-EagleAfrican Marsh HarrierHooded VultureAfrican GoshawkDark Chanting GoshawkBearded VultureRufous-breasted SparrowhawkGabar GoshawkPalm-nut VultureSouthern Banded Snake EagleLizard BuzzardLittle SparrowhawkOvambo SparrowhawkAfrican Cuckoo-HawkLesser Spotted Eagle
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.