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Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

About Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
  • Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

The sharp-shinned hawk or northern sharp-shinned hawk, commonly known as a sharpie, is a small hawk, with males being the smallest hawks in the United States and Canada, but with the species averaging larger than some Neotropical species, such as the tiny hawk. The taxonomy is far from resolved, with some authorities considering the southern taxa to represent three separate species: white-breasted hawk, plain-breasted hawk, and rufous-thighed hawk. The American Ornithological Society and some other checklists keep all four species conspecific.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2006-08-10

    Canyonlands National Park, United States of America
    Saw one on a hike into a dry canyon.

  • 2006-10-08

    Marin Headlands, United States of America

  • 2006-12-22

    Mindo - Foothills, Ecuador
    ssp. ventralis (Plain-Breasted Hawk)

  • 2007-04-02

    Glen Canyon Park, United States of America

  • 2007-04-07

    Torrey Pines State Reserve, United States of America

  • 2007-10-10

    Cardel, Mexico
    saw a couple in migration flyover.

  • 2008-10-07

    Bernal Hill, United States of America
    Image from 2008-10-07

  • 2011-07-25

    Praia do Forte, Brazil

  • 2014-01-22

    El Aceitillar, Dominican Republic
    Image from 2014-01-22

  • 2014-02-20

    Mission - My New Backyard, United States of America
    On a pole at the corner of 25th and Bryant.

  • 2014-12-28

    Glen Canyon Park, United States of America

  • 2015-10-24

    Armstrong Redwoods State Park, United States of America

  • 2016-01-24

    Heron's Head Park, United States of America

  • 2016-07-12

    Cataract's Provincial Park, Canada

  • 2017-03-04

    Panoche Valley, United States of America

  • 2017-05-14

    Cataract Falls, United States of America

  • 2018-02-03

    Burleigh H. Murray State Park, United States of America

  • 2018-03-25

    Mount Davidson, United States of America
    Image from 2018-03-25

  • 2023-02-09

    La Linea, Colombia

  • 2023-02-11

    Coffee Farm, Colombia

  • 2023-08-02

    Parque Nacional Cayambe-Coca, Ecuador

  • 2024-03-28

    Monte Alban, Mexico

  • 2024-04-06

    Laguna de Sanchez, Mexico

  • 2025-05-05

    Presidio - Battery Godfrey, United States of America