Frances's Sparrowhawk
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Accipiter francesii Smith, 1834 |
Frances' Goshawk (Accipiter francesii) is a small hawk. The nominate subspecies, A. f. francesii, is endemic to Madagascar.
The name commemorates Lady Frances Cole, wife of the Cape Colony governor Galbraith Lowery Cole.