Birds of the World


White-breasted Hawk (Accipiter chionogaster) Range: MA: s Mexico to Nicaragua Honduras
Photograph by John van Dort © All Rights Reserved.

A non-migratory version of the Sharp-shinned Hawk, and often considered the same species.


Rufous-thighed Hawk (Accipiter erythronemius) Range: SA: se Bolivia and s Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay and n Argentina Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
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Rufous-thighed Hawk (Accipiter erythronemius) Range: SA: se Bolivia and s Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay and n Argentina Rio de Janeiro, Brazil This unbarred bird also does not show rufous thighs.
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza © All Rights Reserved.

A non-migratory version (one of three) of the Sharp-shinned Hawk, and often considered the same species.


Madagascar Sparrowhawk (Accipiter madagascariensis) Near Threatened Range: AF: Madagascar (except c) Itafy, Madagascar
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.


Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus nisus) Range: PAL: widespread Bulgaria
Photograph by Steve Riall © All Rights Reserved.


Ovambo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) Range: AF: Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia s to n South Africa Sakania, Democratic Republic of Congo
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.


Grey-bellied Hawk (Accipiter poliogaster) Near Threatened Range: SA: most of Amazonia to n Argentina Iporanga, SP, Brazil
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza © All Rights Reserved.

A medium sized hawk. Immature mimics Ornate Hawk-Eagle in coloration and horizontal barring and colored chest, but without the crest, and with bare legs.


Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk (Accipiter rufiventris rufiventris) Range: AF: e, se, s
Photograph by Graham Searll © All Rights Reserved.


Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Range: NA, MA: widespread Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Range: NA, MA: widespread
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Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus madrensis) Male Range: NA, MA: widespread Sierra de Miahuatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico A non-migratory Mexican race which seems like it would be better grouped with the White-breasted Hawk.
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.

A relatively small and thin North American hawk which migrates south as far as Panama.


Plain-breasted Hawk (Accipiter ventralis) Range: SA: Venezuela to w Bolivia San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia Pale morph. This hawk may also have a rufous breast but it is not streaked or barred.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

A non-migratory version of the small Sharp-shinned Hawk, and often considered the same species. The rufous thigh seems to be a good identifying feature of this species.
Additional photo.
The immature Plain-breasted Hawk is streaked. Note {rufous} thighs.