Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve, Table Mountain National Park, Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve and Marloth Nature 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 Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk is most recorded in Western Cape (90% of records), based on 292 iNaturalist observations. 25 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk on site or nearby.

The Rufous-breasted 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. Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The rufous-breasted sparrowhawk (Accipiter rufiventris), also known as the rufous-chested sparrowhawk and as the red-breasted sparrowhawk, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.