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Accipiter melanoleucus (Black Sparrowhawk)

Wikipedia Abstract

The black sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus), sometimes known as the black goshawk or great sparrowhawk, is the largest African member of the genus Accipiter. It occurs mainly in forests and non-desert areas south of the Sahara, particularly where there are large trees suitable for nesting; favored habitat includes suburban and human-altered landscapes. It preys predominantly on birds of moderate size, such as pigeons and doves in suburban areas.
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Infraspecies

Accipiter melanoleucus melanoleucus
Accipiter melanoleucus temminckii

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
22
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.85617
EDGE Score: 2.18111
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.559 lbs (707 g)
Birth Weight [2]  52 grams
Female Weight [1]  1.907 lbs (865 g)
Male Weight [1]  1.213 lbs (550 g)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  57.3 %
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Ectothermic [3]  10 %
Diet - Endothermic [3]  90 %
Forages - Canopy [3]  20 %
Forages - Mid-High [3]  40 %
Forages - Understory [3]  30 %
Forages - Ground [3]  10 %
Clutch Size [5]  3
Clutches / Year [1]  1
Fledging [1]  40 days
Incubation [4]  36 days
Mating Display [2]  Non-acrobatic aerial display
Maximum Longevity [1]  10 years
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [6]  93
Snout to Vent Length [1]  19 inches (47 cm)
Female Maturity [1]  2 years 12 months

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Prey / Diet

Bycanistes fistulator sharpii (Eastern Piping Hornbill)[4]
Treron calvus (African Green Pigeon)[4]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Accipiter tachiro (African Goshawk)1
Hieraaetus wahlbergi (Wahlberg's Eagle)1

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 5Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
♦ 6Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0