Little Sparrow-hawk

Little Sparrow-hawk / Sparrow-hawks

Accipiter minullus

As this bird of prey’s name would suggest,  it is the smallest accipiter in the region and can be distinguished from all other small raptors by the two white spots on its upper tail and its yellow eyes and eye-ring.

I first recorded this secretive species in September 2010 while exploring the camp grounds of Ndumo Game Reserve.


Little Sparrowhawk / Ocean View, South Africa / 12 April 2013 Little Sparrowhawk / Ocean View, South Africa / 12 April 2013 Little Sparrowhawk / Ocean View, South Africa / 12 April 2013 Little Sparrow-hawk (juvenile) / Coutada 12, Mozambique / October 2015 Little Sparrowhawk / Ocean View, South Africa / 12 April 2013 Little Sparrowhawk / Dzanlanyama Forest, Malawi / October 2016 Little Sparrowhawk / Ocean View, South Africa / 12 April 2013 Little Sparrowhawk / Dzanlanyama Forest, Malawi / October 2016 Little Sparrowhawk / Ocean View, South Africa / 12 April 2013 Little Sparrowhawk / Ocean View, South Africa / 12 April 2013 Little Sparrow-hawk (juvenile) / Coutada 12, Mozambique / October 2015 Little Sparrowhawk / Ocean View, South Africa / 12 April 2013 Little Sparrowhawk / Ocean View, South Africa / 12 April 2013 Little Sparrow-hawk / Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa Little Sparrow-hawk / Nxai Pan, Botswana Little Sparrow-hawk / Ndumo Nature Reserve, South Africa
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