Rufous-necked sparrowhawk

Rufous-necked sparrowhawk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Tachyspiza
Species:
T. erythrauchen
Binomial name
Tachyspiza erythrauchen
(Gray, GR, 1861)
Subspecies[2]
  • A. e. erythrauchen - (Gray, GR, 1861)
  • A. e. ceramensis - (Schlegel, 1862)

The rufous-necked sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza erythrauchen) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Accipiter erythrauchen". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695596A93518315. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695596A93518315.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Hoatzin, New World vultures, Secretarybird, raptors". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 August 2024.