Frances's sparrowhawk
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Frances's sparrowhawk (Accipiter francesiae) is a small bird of prey. The nominate subspecies, A. f. francesiae, is endemic to Madagascar, and the other subspecies are found in the Comoro Islands. The Anjouan sparrowhawk (Accipiter francesiae pusillus), also known as the Anjouan Island sparrowhawk, Ndzuwani goshawk or Joanna Island goshawk, was thought to be extinct until searches in the 1980s and in 2005 confirmed that it is still extant.
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Frances's sparrowhawk | |
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Nominate race | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Accipiter |
Species: | A. francesiae |
Binomial name | |
Accipiter francesiae Smith, 1834 | |
Subspecies[2] | |
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Synonyms[3] | |
Accipiter francesii |
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The name Frances's sparrowhawk commemorates Lady Frances Cole (died 1847), wife of the Cape Colony governor Lowry Cole.[4]