Black Sparrowhawk / Astur melanoleucus LC
- Synonyms Great Sparrowhawk, Great Goshawk, Black Sparrow Hawk, Black-and-white Sparrowhawk, Great Sparrow Hawk, Pied Goshawk, Black Goshawk, Black-and-white Goshawk, Black-mantled Goshawk
- Old latin name for bird Accipiter melanoleucus, Astur melanoleucus, Accipiter melanoleueus
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Where to see Black Sparrowhawk
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Black Sparrowhawk subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astur melanoleucus melanoleucus | Sudan and Ethiopia through e Africa to South Africa | - | No |
| Astur melanoleucus temminckii | Liberia to n Angola | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartsperwer |
| Basque | Aztore beltz |
| Belarusian | Чорна-белы шуляк |
| Breton | Sparfell du |
| Bulgarian | Тъмен ястреб |
| Catalan | astor blanc i negre, Astor negre |
| Chinese | 黑鹰 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黑白雀鷹 |
| Croatian | crno-bijeli jastreb |
| Czech | jestřáb černohřbetý, jestřáb červenohřbetý, Jestráb cervenohrbetý |
| Danish | Sorthvid Duehøg, Afrikansk Skovhøg |
| Dutch | Zwarte Havik |
| Esperanto | Blankanigra akcipitro, Nigra akcipitro |
| Estonian | Kilt-kanakull, pugal-kanakull |
| Finnish | mustakanahaukka |
| French | Épervier pie, Autour noir |
| Frisian | Swarte hauk |
| Galician | Azor preto |
| German | Mohrenhabicht, Dominohabicht, Trauerhabicht |
| Greek | Μαυρoσάϊvo |
| Hungarian | Szerecsen héja, szerecsenhéja |
| Irish | Seabhac dubh |
| Italian | Astore bianco e nero, Sparviero bianco e nero, Astore nero |
| Japanese | オオハイタカ |
| Latvian | Daglais vanags |
| Lithuanian | Keršasis pauštvanagis, keršasis paukštvanagis, Tamsusis vištvanagis |
| Norwegian | nonnehauk |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Nonnehauk |
| Polish | Jastrząb czarnobiały, jastrząb czarno-biały, jastrzab czarno-bialy |
| Portuguese | açor-preto |
| Romanian | Uliu negru |
| Russian | Черно-Белый Ястреб, Чёрно-белый ястреб |
| Serbian | Crno-beli jastreb, Crni jastreb |
| Shona | Rukodzi |
| Slovak | jastrab čierno-biely, jastrab cierno-biely |
| Slovenian | Sajasti kragulj |
| Spanish | Azor blanquinegro, Azor Blanco y Negro |
| Swahili | Kipanga Mweusi |
| Swedish | svart duvhök, Större sparvhök |
| Tatar | каралы-аклы карчыга |
| Turkish | Kara Atmaca |
| Ukrainian | яструб чорний |
| Welsh | Gwyddwalch du |