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Ovambo sparrowhawk

Accipiter ovampensis J. H. Gurney Sr, 1875

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The ovambo sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 140 g to 260 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ovambo sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ovambo sparrowhawk

Weight
140 g – 260 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
60 cm – 75 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
33 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the ovambo sparrowhawk?

OVAMBO SPARROWHAWK · WINGSPAN 75 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 75 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the ovambo sparrowhawk is about 44% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the ovambo sparrowhawk live?

Not recorded

What is the ovambo sparrowhawk?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Ovambo or Ovampo sparrowhawk, also known as Hilgert's sparrowhawk, (Accipiter ovampensis) is a species of sub-Saharan African bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It takes its name from the Ovamboland in northern Namibia.

From the Wikipedia article “Ovambo sparrowhawk” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ovambo_sparrowhawk&oldid=1314927797), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the ovambo sparrowhawk endangered?

The ovambo sparrowhawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the ovambo sparrowhawk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusAccipiter
  7. SpeciesAccipiter ovampensis J. H. Gurney Sr, 1875

Synonyms Accipiter hilgerti

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Ovampo sparrowhawkEnglish
  • OVSPEnglish
  • باشق أوفامبوArabic
  • باشق الأوڤامبوArabic
  • esparver de l'OvampoCatalan
  • krahujec ovampskýCzech
  • Ovampo SpurvehøgDanish
  • OvambosperberGerman
  • Ovambo-SperberGerman
  • ovamba akcipitroEsperanto
  • Azor ovampoSpanish
  • Gavilán del OvamboSpanish
  • Gavilán del OvampoSpanish
  • savanni-raudkullEstonian
  • savannilintuhaukkaFinnish
  • Épervier des OvamposFrench
  • sivi kobacCroatian
  • ovampo karvalyHungarian
  • Sparviero di OvampoItalian
  • Sparviere dell'OvampoItalian
  • サバンナハイタカJapanese
  • namibinis paukštvanagisLithuanian
  • OvambosperwerDutch
  • ovambohaukNorwegian
  • krogulec szaryPolish
  • gavião-da-savanaPortuguese
  • gavião-do-ovamboPortuguese
  • Краснобокий перепелятникRussian
  • jastrab ovambskýSlovak
  • ovambosparvhökSwedish
  • Ovambo AtmacasıTurkish
  • яструб намібійськийUkrainian
  • 南非雀鷹Chinese
  • 赞比亚雀鹰Chinese

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Relatives of the ovambo sparrowhawk

Other species in the same genus Accipiter.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ovambo sparrowhawk?

An adult ovambo sparrowhawk weighs 140 g – 260 g and has a wingspan of 60 cm – 75 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ovambo sparrowhawk endangered?

The ovambo sparrowhawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the ovambo sparrowhawk?

The ovambo sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{ovambo_sparrowhawk_2026,
  title = {Ovambo sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ovambo-sparrowhawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}