WoRMS taxon details
Accipiter striatus Vieillot, 1807
159105 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159105)
accepted
Species
- Subspecies Accipiter striatus velox (Wilson, 1812)
Not documented
Distribution Caribbean; North America
Distribution Caribbean; North America [details]
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions Length: 10-14" (25-36 cm); Wingspan: 20-28" (51-71 cm) [details]Distribution Caribbean; North America [details]
Reproduction Breeds in the northern forests from Labrador to Alaska and south to Mexico, and winters from southern Canada to Central America. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Amerikaanse sperwer | [details] |
| English | sharp-shinned hawk | [details] |
| French | épervier brun | [details] |
| German | Eckschwanzsperber | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (130 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Accipiter striatus)
To GenBank (63 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 608258 - 2 Accipiter striatus)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 608258 - 3 Accipiter striatus)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (130 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Accipiter striatus)
To GenBank (63 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 608258 - 2 Accipiter striatus)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 608258 - 3 Accipiter striatus)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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