Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Gabar Goshawk
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
Described by: Daudin (1800)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Melierax gabar
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Range
Unforested Africa s. of the Sahara; Sw. Arabia;
Two populations;
(1) Sw. Mauritania, Senegambia, s. Mali, s. Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Zaire, Central African Republic, s. Chad, c. and s. Sudan, n. Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and sw. Arabia (s. Yemen).
(2) Highlands of Ethiopia s. to Zaire, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Malawi and n. Mozambique.
(3) S. Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique s. in Botswana and Namibia to South Africa (Cape Province).
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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