Ovambo sparrowhawk

Ovambo sparrowhawk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species:
A. ovampensis
Binomial name
Accipiter ovampensis
Synonyms
  • Accipiter hilgerti Erlanger 1904[2]

The Ovambo or Ovampo sparrowhawk, also known as Hilgert's sparrowhawk, (Accipiter ovampensis) is a species of sub-Saharan African bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It takes its name from the Ovamboland in northern Namibia.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Accipiter ovampensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695619A93519626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695619A93519626.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2014). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4729-0574-1.