Vinous-breasted sparrowhawk

The vinous-breasted sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza rhodogaster) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Vinous-breasted sparrowhawk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Tachyspiza
Species:
T. rhodogaster
Binomial name
Tachyspiza rhodogaster
(Schlegel, 1862)
Subspecies[2]
  • T. r. rhodogaster - (Schlegel, 1862)
  • T. r. sulaensis - (Schlegel, 1866)

Diet

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It eats small passerine birds.[3]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Accipiter rhodogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695610A93519156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695610A93519156.en. Retrieved 12 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.
  3. ^ O’Connell, Darren P.; Kelly, David J.; Kelly, Seán B. A.; Sealy, Síofra; Karya, Adi; Analuddin, Kangkuso; Marples, Nicola M. (2019-03-21). "Increased sexual dimorphism in dense populations of Olive-backed Sunbirds on small islands: morphological niche contraction in females but not males". Emu - Austral Ornithology. 119 (3): 296–307. doi:10.1080/01584197.2019.1588743. ISSN 0158-4197. S2CID 109925310.