Accipiter ovampensis Ovambo Sparrowhawk Ovambosperwerisvalk
Dinaka Private Game Reserve, Nov 2020
A breeding resident. Rarely recorded but probably commoner than the scattered records on the map suggest - its secretive nature results in it being easily overlooked (recorded in 6% of the Waterberg pentads); frequents well-wooded country, but sometimes hunts in open areas; most records are of birds at breeding sites in stands of mature eucalypts, these being much favoured for this purpose wherever they are available. Breeds during early summer.
A breeding resident. Rarely recorded but probably commoner than the scattered records on the map suggest - its secretive nature results in it being easily overlooked (recorded in 6% of the Waterberg pentads); frequents well-wooded country, but sometimes hunts in open areas; most records are of birds at breeding sites in stands of mature eucalypts, these being much favoured for this purpose wherever they are available. Breeds during early summer.
24 Rivers, Nov 2019
Elandsfontein, Aug 2019
Loubad, Dec 2018