Nicobar sparrowhawk

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Nicobar sparrowhawk
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species:
A. butleri
Binomial name
Accipiter butleri
(Gurney, Jr, 1898)
Subspecies[2]
  • A. b. butleri - (Gurney Jr, 1898)
  • A. b. obsoletus - (Richmond, 1902)
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The Nicobar sparrowhawk (Accipiter butleri) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands of India. There are two subspecies, the nominate race which is found on Car Nicobar in the north of the archipelago, and A. b. obsoletus, from Katchal and Camorta in the central part of the Nicobars. A museum specimen originally attributed to this species from the island of Great Nicobar was later found to be a misidentified Besra.[3]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Accipiter butleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695494A93512023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695494A93512023.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Accipiter butleri". Wikispecies. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ Rasmussen, Pamela (2000). "On the status of the Nicobar Sparrowhawk Accipiter butleri on Great Nicobar Island, India" (PDF). Forktail. 16: 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-10.

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