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Small Sparrowhawk Accipiter nanus Scientific name definitions

William S. Clark, Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, Francesc Jutglar, Jeffrey S. Marks, and Arnau Bonan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 28, 2018

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Recommended Citation

Clark, W.S., G. M. Kirwan, D. A. Christie, F. Jutglar, J. S. Marks, and A. Bonan (2020). Small Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nanus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.smaspa1.01