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

Sparrowhawk (Canarian-Madeirian subspecies) - Accipiter nisus granti Sharpe, 1890

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Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Near Threatened
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 6 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	13 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	A401

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

Not evaluated

Europe

Least Concern

Not evaluated

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

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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
ES0000043	Spain	Caldera de Taburiente	Map
ES0000044	Spain	Garajonay	Map
ES0000095	Spain	Tigaiga	Map
ES0000103	Spain	El Hierro	Map
ES0000106	Spain	Teno	Map
ES0000107	Spain	Montes y cumbre de Tenerife	Map
ES0000109	Spain	Anaga	Map
ES0000114	Spain	Cumbres y acantilados del norte de La Palma	Map
PTMAD0001	Portugal	Laurissilva da Madeira	Map
PTMAD0002	Portugal	Maciço Montanhoso Central da Ilha da Madeira	Map
PTMAD0005	Portugal	Achadas da Cruz	Map
PTZPE0041	Portugal	Maciço Montanhoso Oriental da Ilha da Madeira	Map
ES0000346	Spain	Tamadaba	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
Épervier d'Europe (sous-espèce des Canaries et de Madère)	French	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Fura-bardos	Portuguese	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Gavilán canario	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Sparrowhawk (Canarian-Madeirian subspecies)	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Sparvhök (underart från Kanarieöarma och Madeira)	Swedish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Sparviere (sottospecie delle Canarie e di Madera)	Italian	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Sperber (Unterart der Kanaren und Madeiras)	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Sperwer (ondersoort van de Canarische eilanden en Madeira)	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Spurvehøg (underart fra De Kanariske Øer og Madeira)	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Varpushaukka (alalaji Kanaria ja Madeira)	Finnish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC

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

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Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
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NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
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