Species profile
Red-chested Goshawk
Accipiter toussenelii
Quick answer
REMARK. — Sparrowhawk species common in forest zone from Gambia to Gongo (Borrow & Demey 2014). Two observations reported by Weesie & Belemsobgo (1997), and listed as very rare for the Ranch of Nazinga (Portier 2002 c), without more detailed information. No further considered by Borrow & Demey (2014).
- Scientific name
- Accipiter toussenelii
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Genus
- Accipiter
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Red-chested Goshawk 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)