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 accepted scientific name of sharp-shinned hawk is Accipiter striatus
Vieillot [1,48].

There are 10 generally accepted subspecies. The American
Ornithologists' Union notes that some of the subspecies are sometimes
given species status. Geographic variation of the subspecies is clinal
and complex. Sharp-shinned hawks in Mexico are larger than those in the
rest of North America. Subspecies in the West Indies are generally
smaller than North American birds [23].

The subspecies that occur in Canada and the United States are [22,39]:

Accipiter striatus velox (Wilson) (Canada, U. S.)
Accipiter striatus. perobscurus Snyder (Queen Charlotte Is., B. C.)

The subspecies occurring from Mexico to South America are [22,39]:

Accipiter striatus suttoni van Rossem (northern Mexico)
Accipiter striatus madrensis Storer (southwestern Mexico)
Accipiter striatus chionogaster Kaup (southern Mexico, Guatemala to Nicaragua)
Accipiter striatus ventralis Sclater (western Venezuela, Columbia to western Bolivia)
Accipiter striatus erythronemius Kaup (eastern Bolivia and southern Brazil to Uruguay)

Subspecies occurring on islands in the West Indies are [22,39]:

Accipiter striatus fringilloides Vigors (Cuba)
Accipiter striatus striatus Vieillot (Hispaniola)
Accipiter striatus venator Wetmore (Puerto Rico)

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
2011-07-25

Praia do Forte, Brazil
2014-01-22

El Aceitillar, Dominican Republic
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
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