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Red-thighed Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza erythropus

Red-thighed Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza erythropus) — Birds of Prey of Africa.

The Red-thighed Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza erythropus) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in Africa.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Accipitriformes
  3. Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
  4. Genus Tachyspiza
  5. Species erythropus

Where it lives

Western, west-central

Quick facts

Family
Accipitridae
Order
Accipitriformes

Biology & behaviour

The Red-thighed Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza erythropus) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in Africa — w, wc.

Conservation

Not Evaluated

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