Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
Accipiter rufiventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAccipiter
- SpeciesAccipiter rufiventris (Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk)
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
Ovampo Sparrowhawk
Accipiter ovampensis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk in Volcanoes National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk in Volcanoes National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.