Little sparrowhawk

The little sparrowhawk (Accipiter minullus) is a species of Afrotropical bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is the smallest member of the genus Accipiter and forms a superspecies with the red-thighed sparrowhawk (Accipiter erythropus).

Little sparrowhawk
At Phinda Game Reserve, South Africa, showing ventral and dorsal plumage
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Accipiter
Species:
A. minullus
Binomial name
Accipiter minullus
(Daudin, 1800)
Subspecies
  • A. m. tropicalis - Reichenow, 1898
  • A. m. minullus - (Daudin, 1800)
Synonyms
  • Accipiter buttikoferi Sharpe 1888
  • Falco minullus Daudin, 1800
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