Red-thighed sparrowhawk
| Red-thighed sparrowhawk | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Tachyspiza |
| Species: | T. erythropus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tachyspiza erythropus (Hartlaub, 1855) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Nisus erythropus Hartlaub, 1855 | |
The red-thighed sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza erythropus), alternatively known as the red-legged sparrowhawk or western little sparrowhawk, is a species of sparrowhawk in the family Accipitridae from western and northern central Africa. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter.