Ovambo Sparrowhawk

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Ovambo Sparrowhawk at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Mapungubwe National Park and Ithala Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Ovambo Sparrowhawk is most recorded in Gauteng (72% of records), Limpopo (14% of records), North West (8% of records), based on 79 iNaturalist observations. 56 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Ovambo Sparrowhawk on site or nearby.

The Ovambo Sparrowhawk is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Mapungubwe National Park: May-Sep, dry season; Ithala Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The Ovambo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

The Ovambo or Ovampo sparrowhawk, also known as Hilgert's sparrowhawk, (Accipiter ovampensis) is a species of sub-Saharan African bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It takes its name from the Ovamboland in northern Namibia.