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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Falconiformes > Family: Accipitridae > Genus: Accipiter > Species: Accipiter brevipes

Levant Sparrowhawk - Accipiter brevipes (Severtzov, 1850)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Secure
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 6 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	190 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	agricultural mosaics cropland woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	A402

Distribution

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Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
CY5000004	Cyprus	ETHNIKO DASIKO PARKO TROODOUS	Map
GR1110002	Greece	DASOS DADIAS - SOUFLI	Map
GR1110006	Greece	DELTA EVROU	Map
GR1110008	Greece	PARAPOTAMIO DASOS VOREIOU EVROU KAI ARDA	Map
GR1110009	Greece	NOTIO DASIKO SYMPLEGMA EVROU	Map
GR1120004	Greece	STENA NESTOU	Map
GR1130010	Greece	LIMNES VISTONIS, ISMARIS - LIMNOTHALASSES PORTO LAGOS, ALYKI PTELEA, XIROLIMNI, KARATZA	Map
GR1130011	Greece	KOILADA FILIOURI	Map
GR1130012	Greece	KOILADA KOMPSATOU	Map
GR1150001	Greece	DELTA NESTOU KAI LIMNOTHALASSES KERAMOTIS KAI NISOS THASOPOULA	Map
GR1220009	Greece	LIMNES KORONEIAS - VOLVIS, STENA RENTINAS KAI EVRYTERI PERIOCHI	Map
GR1220011	Greece	LIMNOTHALASSA EPANOMIS	Map
GR1250001	Greece	OROS OLYMPOS	Map
GR1260008	Greece	TECHNITI LIMNI KERKINIS - OROS KROUSIA	Map
GR1260009	Greece	KOILADA TIMIOU PRODROMOU-MENOIKION	Map
GR1260010	Greece	OROS BELES	Map
GR1270004	Greece	LIMNOTHALASSA AGIOU MAMA	Map
GR1270012	Greece	OROS CHOLOMONTAS	Map
GR1320002	Greece	KORYFES OROUS GRAMMOS	Map
GR1340001	Greece	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS PRESPON	Map
GR1340007	Greece	LIMNI PETRON	Map
GR1420005	Greece	AISTHITIKO DASOS KOILADAS TEMPON	Map
GR1420006	Greece	OROS MAVROVOUNI	Map
GR1420007	Greece	OROS OSSA	Map
GR1420008	Greece	KATO OLYMPOS, OROS GODAMANI KAI KOILADA RODIAS	Map
GR1420009	Greece	STENA KALAMAKIOU KAI ORI ZARKOU	Map
GR1440005	Greece	ANTICHASIA ORI KAI METEORA	Map
GR1440006	Greece	KORYFES OROUS KOZIAKA	Map
GR2110004	Greece	AMVRAKIKOS KOLPOS, LIMNOTHALASSA KATAFOURKO KAI KORAKONISIA	Map
GR2120005	Greece	YGROTOPOS EKVOLON KALAMA KAI NISOS PRASOUDI	Map
GR2120007	Greece	STENA PARAKALAMOU	Map
GR2120008	Greece	ORI PARAMYTHIAS, STENA KALAMA ΚΑΙ STENA ACHERONTA	Map
GR2120009	Greece	ORI TSAMANTA, FILIATON, FARMAKOVOUNI, MEGALI RACHI	Map
GR2130005	Greece	LIMNI IOANNINON	Map
GR2130010	Greece	OROS DOUSKON, ORAIOKASTRO, DASOS MEROPIS, KOILADA GORMOU, LIMNI DELVINAKIOU	Map
GR2310011	Greece	OROS TSEREKAS (AKARNANIKA)	Map
GR2310015	Greece	DELTA ACHELOOU, LIMNOTHALASSA MESOLONGIOU - AITOLIKOU KAI EKVOLES EVINOU, NISOI ECHINADES, NISOS PETALAS, DYTIKOS ARAKYNTHOS KAI STENA KLEISOURAS	Map
GR2320010	Greece	ORI BARMPAS, KLOKOS, FARANGI SELINOUNTA	Map
GR2420006	Greece	SKYROS: OROS KOCHYLAS	Map
GR2440005	Greece	KATO ROUS KAI EKVOLES SPERCHEIOU POTAMOU	Map
GR2440007	Greece	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS OITIS - KOILADA ASOPOU	Map
GR2450007	Greece	KORYFES OROUS GKIONA, CHARADRA REKA, LAZOREMA KAI VATHIA LAKKA	Map
GR2540006	Greece	YGROTOPOI EKVOLON EVROTA	Map
GR3000012	Greece	NISOS ANTIKYTHIRA KAI NISIDES PRASONISI, LAGOUVARDOS, PLAKOULITHRA KAI NISIDES THYMONIES	Map
GR3000013	Greece	KYTHIRA KAI GYRO NISIDES: PRASONISI, DRAGONERA, ANTIDRAGONERA, AVGO, KAPELLO, KOUFO KAI FIDONISI	Map
GR3000014	Greece	PERIOCHI LEGRENON - NISIDA PATROKLOU	Map
GR4110006	Greece	LIMNOS, LIMNES CHORTAROLIMNI KAI ALYKI, KOLPOS MOUDROU ELOS DIAPORI KAI CHERSONISOS FAKOS, NISOS SERGITSI KAI NISIDES DIAVATES KOMPIOKASTRIA, TIGANI, KARKALAS, PRASONISI KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI	Map
GR4110007	Greece	LESVOS PARAKTIOI YGROTOPOI KAI KOLPOS KALLONIS	Map
GR4120005	Greece	NISOS IKARIA (NOTIODYTIKO TMIMA)	Map
GR4210003	Greece	VOREIA KARPATHOS KAI SARIA KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI	Map
GR4320010	Greece	LAZAROS KORYFI - MADARA DIKTIS	Map
GR4330006	Greece	SOROS - AGKATHI - KEDROS	Map
GR4330007	Greece	KOURTALIOTIKO FARANGI, FARANGI PREVELI	Map
GR4330009	Greece	OROS PSILOREITIS (NOTIODYTIKO TMIMA)	Map
GR4340014	Greece	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS SAMARIAS - FARANGI TRYPITIS - PSILAFI - KOUSTOGERAKO	Map
IT5310024	Italy	Colle San Bartolo e litorale pesarese	Map
BG0002059	Bulgaria	Kamenski bair	Map
BG0002012	Bulgaria	Krumovitsa	Map
BG0000270	Bulgaria	Atanasovsko ezero	Map
BG0002025	Bulgaria	Lomovete	Map
BG0002085	Bulgaria	Chairya	Map
BG0002009	Bulgaria	Zlatiyata	Map
BG0002020	Bulgaria	Radinchevo	Map
BG0000241	Bulgaria	Srebarna	Map
BG0002103	Bulgaria	Zlato pole	Map
BG0002071	Bulgaria	Most Arda	Map
BG0002041	Bulgaria	Kompleks Ropotamo	Map
BG0002028	Bulgaria	Kompleks Straldzha	Map
BG0000240	Bulgaria	Studenets	Map
BG0002017	Bulgaria	Kompleks Belenski ostrovi	Map
BG0000209	Bulgaria	Pirin	Map
BG0000399	Bulgaria	Bulgarka	Map
BG0002003	Bulgaria	Kresna	Map
BG0002062	Bulgaria	Ludogorie	Map
BG0002030	Bulgaria	Kompleks Kalimok	Map
BG0002029	Bulgaria	Kotlenska planina	Map
BG0002006	Bulgaria	Ribarnitsi Orsoya	Map
BG0002048	Bulgaria	Suha reka	Map
BG0002065	Bulgaria	Blato Malak Preslavets	Map
BG0002024	Bulgaria	Ribarnitsi Mechka	Map
BG0002057	Bulgaria	Besaparski ridove	Map
BG0002040	Bulgaria	Strandzha	Map
BG0002094	Bulgaria	Adata - Tundzha	Map
CY2000006	Cyprus	DASOS PAFOU	Map
BG0002031	Bulgaria	Stenata	Map
BG0002058	Bulgaria	Sinite kamani - Grebenets	Map
BG0000273	Bulgaria	Burgasko ezero	Map
BG0002081	Bulgaria	Maritsa - Parvomay	Map
BG0002083	Bulgaria	Svishtovsko-Belenska nizina	Map
CY4000004	Cyprus	VOUNI PANAGIAS	Map
BG0002078	Bulgaria	Slavyanka	Map
BG0002019	Bulgaria	Byala reka	Map
BG0002095	Bulgaria	Gorni Dabnik - Telish	Map
BG0002039	Bulgaria	Harsovska reka	Map
BG0000332	Bulgaria	Karlukovski karst	Map
BG0002074	Bulgaria	Nikopolsko plato	Map
BG0000152	Bulgaria	Pomoriysko ezero	Map
ROSPA0053	Romania	Lacul Bugeac	Map
ROSPA0022	Romania	Comana	Map
ROSPA0108	Romania	Vedea - Dunăre	Map
ROSPA0009	Romania	Beștepe - Mahmudia	Map
ROSPA0032	Romania	Deniz Tepe	Map
ROSPA0091	Romania	Pădurea Babadag	Map
ROSPA0036	Romania	Dumbrăveni	Map
ROSPA0002	Romania	Allah Bair - Capidava	Map
ROSPA0073	Romania	Măcin - Niculițel	Map
ROSPA0100	Romania	Stepa Casimcea	Map
ROSPA0090	Romania	Ostrovu Lung - Gostinu	Map
ROSPA0101	Romania	Stepa Saraiu - Horea	Map
ROSPA0094	Romania	Pădurea Hagieni	Map
ROSPA0040	Romania	Dunărea Veche - Brațul Măcin	Map
ROSPA0019	Romania	Cheile Dobrogei	Map
ROSPA0080	Romania	Munții Almăjului - Locvei	Map
ROSPA0039	Romania	Dunăre - Ostroave	Map
ROSPA0031	Romania	Delta Dunării și Complexul Razim - Sinoie	Map
ROSPA0012	Romania	Brațul Borcea	Map
ROSPA0077	Romania	Măxineni	Map
ROSPA0001	Romania	Aliman - Adamclisi	Map
ROSPA0017	Romania	Canaralele de la Hârșova	Map
ROSPA0008	Romania	Băneasa - Canaraua Fetei	Map
BG0002051	Bulgaria	Kaliakra	Map
BG0002026	Bulgaria	Derventski vazvishenia	Map
BG0002082	Bulgaria	Batova	Map
BG0002054	Bulgaria	Sredna gora	Map
BG0002097	Bulgaria	Belite skali	Map
BG0002050	Bulgaria	Durankulashko ezero	Map
BG0002072	Bulgaria	Melnishki piramidi	Map
BG0002043	Bulgaria	Emine	Map
BG0000156	Bulgaria	Shablenski ezeren kompleks	Map
BG0002044	Bulgaria	Kamchiyska planina	Map
BG0002002	Bulgaria	Zapaden Balkan	Map
BG0002061	Bulgaria	Balchik	Map
BG0002077	Bulgaria	Bakarlaka	Map
BG0002038	Bulgaria	Provadiysko-Royaksko plato	Map
BG0000271	Bulgaria	Mandra - Poda	Map
BG0002045	Bulgaria	Kompleks Kamchia	Map
BG0002098	Bulgaria	Rupite	Map
BG0002073	Bulgaria	Dobrostan	Map
BG0002066	Bulgaria	Zapadna Strandzha	Map
BG0002060	Bulgaria	Galata	Map
BG0002021	Bulgaria	Sakar	Map
GR1430006	Greece	OROS OTHRYS, VOUNA GKOURAS KAI FARANGI PALAIOKERASIAS	Map
GR4210030	Greece	DYTIKI RODOS: ORI ATTAVYROS & AKRAMYTIS, TECHNITI LIMNI APOLAKKIAS KAI NISIDES GEORGIOU, STRONGYLI, CHTENIES & KARAVOLAS	Map
GR4210031	Greece	NOTIO AKRO RODOU, PRASONISI, YGROTOPOS LIVADI KATTAVIAS	Map
GR4210029	Greece	ANATOLIKI RODOS: PROFITIS ILIAS - EPTA PIGES - EKVOLI LOUTANI - KATERGO, REMA GADOURA - CHERSONISOS LINDOU - NISIDES PENTANISA KAI TETRAPOLIS, LOFOS PSALIDI	Map
GR1270014	Greece	CHERSONISOS SITHONIAS	Map
GR1110010	Greece	OREINOS EVROS - KOILADA DEREIOU	Map
GR1420012	Greece	PERIOCHI FARSALON	Map
GR1420013	Greece	PERIOCHI TYRNAVOU	Map
GR1330002	Greece	ORI VOREIOU VOURINOU KAI MELLIA	Map
GR1420011	Greece	PERIOCHI THESSALIKOU KAMPOU	Map
GR4110010	Greece	NOTIODYTIKI CHERSONISOS, APOLITHOMENO DASOS LESVOU	Map
CY4000010	Cyprus	CHERSONISOS AKAMA	Map
CY4000023	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS CHERSONISOS AKAMA	Map
GR1420014	Greece	PERIOCHI ELASSONAS	Map
GR1150012	Greece	THASOS (OROS YPSARIO KAI PARAKTIA ZONI) KAI NISIDES KOINYRA, XIRONISI	Map
GR1240009	Greece	OROS PAIKO, STENA APSALOU KAI MOGLENITSAS	Map
GR2420011	Greece	ORI KENTRIKIS EVVOIAS, PARAKTIA ZONI KAI NISIDES	Map
GR1240007	Greece	ORI TZENA KAI PINOVO	Map
GR1110011	Greece	KOILADA ERYTHROPOTAMOU: ASVESTADES, KOUFOVOUNO, VRYSIKA	Map
GR2320012	Greece	OROS ERYMANTHOS	Map
GR2540008	Greece	NOTIA MANI	Map
GR2310016	Greece	LIMNI AMVRAKIA	Map
GR4110014	Greece	NISOS AGIOS EFSTRATIOS KAI THALASSIA ZONI	Map
GR1150011	Greece	OROS PANGAIO KAI NOTIES YPOREIES TOU	Map
GR2430002	Greece	ORI AGRAFA	Map
GR4110012	Greece	VOREIA LESVOS	Map
GR1110012	Greece	SAMOTHRAKI: OROS FENGARI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI	Map
GR2110006	Greece	KOILADA ACHELOOU KAI ORI VALTOU	Map
GR4120008	Greece	SAMOS: OROS KERKIS	Map
GR1240008	Greece	OROS VORAS	Map
GR1430008	Greece	OROS PILIO	Map
GR2510004	Greece	ORI ARTEMISIO KAI LYRKEIO	Map
GR1340008	Greece	LIMNES ChEIMADITIDA KAI ZAZARI	Map
GR2420012	Greece	OROS OCHI, PARAKTIA ZONI KAI NISIDES	Map
GR2220006	Greece	KEFALONIA: AINOS, AGIA DYNATI KAI KALON OROS	Map
GR2530006	Greece	OROS ZIREIA (KYLLINI)	Map
GR4130003	Greece	VOREIA CHIOS	Map
GR1140009	Greece	OROS FALAKRO	Map
GR1420015	Greece	DELTA PINEIOU	Map
GR4310013	Greece	ASTEROUSIA ORI (KOFINAS)	Map
GR4110013	Greece	LESVOS: KOLPOS GERAS, ELI NTIPI KAI CHARAMIDA	Map
GR2450008	Greece	OROS VARDOUSIA	Map
ROSPA0140	Romania	Scroviștea	Map
ROSPA0128	Romania	Lunca Timișului	Map
ROSPA0120	Romania	Kogălniceanu - Gura Ialomiței	Map
BG0002126	Bulgaria	Pirin bufer	Map
BG0002128	Bulgaria	Tsentralen Balkan bufer	Map
ROSPA0152	Romania	Coridorul Ialomiței	Map
CY2000016	Cyprus	DASOS PAFOU	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (All species of Falconiformes)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement. (Migratory species of Accipitridae)	http://www.cms.int/
Memorandum of understanding on the conservation of migratory birds of prey in Africa and Eurasia - under Bonn Convention (MoU Raptors)	Annex I: migratory populations of Falconiformes and Strigiformes species occurring in Africa and Eurasia to which this MoU applies	http://www.cms.int/raptors/
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control. (Falconiformes spp.)	http://www.cites.org/eng
Commission regulation (EU) No 1320/2014, of 1 December 2014, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (EU regulation of trade of fauna and flora)	Annex A includes: All CITES Appendix I species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation; Some CITES Appendix II and III species, for which the EU has adopted stricter domestic measures; Some non-CITES species	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...s/legislation_en.htm

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Balkanhök	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Balkansperwer	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Épervier à pieds courts	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gavião-grego	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gavilán Griego	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kis héja	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kortløbet spurvehøg	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Krahujec krátkoprstý	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Krogulec krótkonogi	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kurzfangsperber	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Levant Sparrowhawk	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Sirovarpushaukka	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Sparviere levantino	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
All species of Falconiformes
Falconiformes spp.
Migratory species of Accipitridae

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:02730	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+	Species+ by UNEP-WCMC
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

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