Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk

Accipiter rufiventris Smith, A, 1830

198 gWeight

The rufous-breasted sparrowhawk (Accipiter rufiventris), also known as the rufous-chested sparrowhawk and as the red-breasted sparrowhawk, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: South Africa, Uganda, Kenya

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November · Most records: South Africa, Uganda, Kenya

Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk has been recorded at 79 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kirstenbosch Botanical GardenSouth Africa235 records
Bale Mts – Dinsho Park HQEthiopia30 records
Nyika National ParkMalawi28 records

More places

Mt Kenya NP – Castle Forest and LodgeKenya27 records
Mgahinga Gorilla NPUganda24 records
Sani Pass (ZA) – low elevationSouth Africa23 records
Strandfontein WTPSouth Africa20 records
Aberdare NPKenya19 records
Harold Porter Botanical GardensSouth Africa19 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda12 records

Countries and regions with the most records

South Africa Uganda Kenya Ethiopia Malawi Tanzania Eswatini Lesotho

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The rufous-breasted sparrowhawk (Accipiter rufiventris), also known as the rufous-chested sparrowhawk and as the red-breasted sparrowhawk, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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