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- Accipiter castanilius
Identification
Length 30-36 cm.
Dark upper parts with three white tail spots. Throat white (barred ruface on female), breast and belly white with rufous bars, flanks chestnut, and vent white. The eyes, cere and legs are yellow.
Distribution
Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo, and Uganda.
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies.
Habitat
Rain forest understory.
Behaviour
References
Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299
