Species profile
Black Sparrowhawk
Accipiter melanoleucus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are widespread.
- Scientific name
- Accipiter melanoleucus
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Genus
- Accipiter
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black Sparrowhawk in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Accipitridae
- African Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda cuculoides)
- African Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
- African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro)
- African Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus)
- African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster)
- African Marsh-harrier (Circus ranivorus)
- Amplibuteo concordatus (Amplibuteo concordatus)
- Amplibuteo hibbardi (Amplibuteo hibbardi)