Sparrowhawk Buzzard

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Sparrowhawk Buzzard
Sparrowhawk Buzzard

Sparrowhawk Buzzard

Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Birds of prey (Accipitriformes)
Family : Hawk species (Accipitridae)
Genre : Kaupifalco
Type : Sparrowhawk Buzzard
Scientific name
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
( Temminck , 1824)

The sparrow hawk buzzard ( Kaupifalco monogrammicus ), also known as the throated buzzard, is a member of the hawk-like family that is widespread in Africa .

Close-up of the head and neck of the Hawk Buzzard

Appearance

The birds have a body length of 35 to 38 centimeters, the wingspan is 1.2 meters. The color of the feathers on the back, head and chest is a lighter gray. They are white around the eyes, on the throat and at the base of the tail. The beak is orange, but the tip of the beak is colored black. The strong legs are orange and have sharp, black claws. As a special feature, the animals have a white throat patch with an elongated, black stripe. The undersides of the wings and tail are black.

Way of life

They hunt from taller trees, which serve as a hide, in terrain that is otherwise difficult for birds of prey, such as tall grass or bushes, for larger insects, lizards, snakes, frogs or smaller mammals. The prey is consumed either on the ground or in higher vegetation, depending on the size.

distribution

The sparrowhawk buzzard is found all over sub- Saharan Africa . There he inhabits the savannahs, bush areas and forests.

Reproduction

The flat eyrie made of twigs, which is laid out with moss and grass, is usually created in the forks of trees by both partners at a height of 7 to 25 meters. The female lays only 1 to 3 light green or bluish eggs. After a breeding period of approx. 32 days, which the female cared for by the partner perceives alone, the young birds hatch. The young have a brown and darker plumage than adults.

Danger

Due to its wide distribution, the IUCN classifies this species as Least Concern .

Subspecies

There are two known subspecies:

  • Kaupifalco monogrammicus. monogrammicus ( Temminck , 1824) - The nominate form occurs in Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia and Kenya.
  • Kaupifalco monogrammicus meridionalis ( Hartlaub , 1860) - This subspecies is distributed from southern Kenya to Angola, Namibia and South Africa.

Etymology and history of research

Coenraad Jacob Temminck described the species under the name Falco monogrammicus . He named Senegal as the place where the type specimen was found . Only later was it added to the genus Kaupifalco, newly introduced in 1854 by Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte . The first part of the name honors the German zoologist Johann Jacob Kaup (1803–1873), the second is derived from the Latin “falco, falconis” for “falcon”. The specific epithet »monogrammicus« is a structure from the Greek »monos, μονος « for »single« and »grammikos, grammē γραμμικος, γραμμη « for »lined, line«. "Meridionalis" is the Latin word for "south" and is derived from "meridies" for "south". Since Hartlaub is the subspecies under the abbreviation Kaupifalco monogrammicus merid. described the attack here from the perspective of the International Rules for Zoological Nomenclature , the Direction 82 that the name of the first corrector priority.

Source

  • THE GREAT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIRDS. Orbis Verlag, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-572-00810-7 , pp. 95-96.
  • Africa wildlife in color. Karl Müller, Erlangen 1989, pp. 56-57.
  • Coenraad Jacob Temminck: Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux: pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon (plate 314 & text) . tape 1 , delivery 53. Legras Imbert et Comp., Strasbourg 1824 ( biodiversitylibrary.org [accessed December 7, 2014]).
  • Gustav Hartlaub, João José Monteiro: On birds collected in Angola . In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . tape 28 , no. 1 , 1860, p. 109–112 ( biodiversitylibrary.org [accessed December 7, 2014]).
  • James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
  • Edward Clive Dickinson: Systematic notes on Asian birds. 9. The “Nouveau recueil de planches coloriees” of Temminck & Laugier (1820-1839) . In: Zoological negotiations uitgegeven door het Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie te Leiden . No. 335 , 2001, p. 7–56 ( repository.naturalis.nl [PDF; 2.4 MB ; accessed on December 9, 2014]).
  • Frances Hemming: Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature . tape 1 , Section E. Printed by the order of the International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, London ( biodiversitylibrary.org [accessed December 9, 2014] 1957-1958).
  • Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte: Conspectus Accipterum . In: Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée . Series 2, volume 6 , 1854, pp. 530-544 ( biodiversitylibrary.org [accessed December 9, 2014]).

Web links

Commons : Sparrowhawk Buzzard  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ IOC World Bird List New World vultures, Secretarybird, kites, hawks & eagles
  2. ^ Coenraad Jacob Temminck, p. 314
  3. ↑ Gustav Hartlaub u. a., p. 109
  4. ^ Coenraad Jacob Temminck, plate 314, text pp. 182-183
  5. ↑ Edward Clive Dickinson worked out the exact publication dates of Temminck's work in his article. Plate 314 belonged to delivery 53 from 1824.
  6. ^ Coenraad Jacob Temminck, p. 183
  7. ^ Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, p. 533
  8. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 213
  9. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 259
  10. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 251
  11. ↑ Frances Hemming, pp. 352-360