Madagascar Sparrowhawk

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q127835
Madagascar Sparrowhawk
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Summary

Madagascar Sparrowhawk is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[4]
  • Parent taxon: Accipiter[5]
  • Endemic to: Madagascar[6]
  • Taxon name: Accipiter madagascariensis[7]
  • Commons category: Accipiter madagascariensis[8]
  • Has characteristic: oviparity[9]
  • Short name: A. madagascariensis[10]
  • Taxon common name: gwalch Madagasgar[11], Madagascan Sparrowhawk[12], Madagaskarsperber[13], Gavilán malgache[14], esparver de Madagascar[15], krahujec madagaskarský[16], madagaskari raudkull[17], Madagaskarhauk[18], الباشق المدغشقري[19], Azor chico malgache[20], Krogulec prążkowany[21], Мадагаскарский перепелятник[22], マダガスカルハイタカ[23], Madagaskarspurvehøg[24]
  • Wingspan: 59.5 cm[25]
  • CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[26]
  • Litter size: 3[27]
  • Egg incubation period: 35 day[28]
  • Taxon range: Africa[29]
  • Protonym of: Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk[30]

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Identifiers

Madagascar Sparrowhawk's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 5119[31]. Madagascar Sparrowhawk's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 993370[32]. Madagascar Sparrowhawk's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1048388[33]. Madagascar Sparrowhawk's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480579[34]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 824016[35] and 175328[36].

Why It Matters

Madagascar Sparrowhawk has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [34] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [26] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  31. [27] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 824016, 175328
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  2. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+35'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+3'}
    Taxon rank → species
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