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12-22-2016

Accipiter striatus venator

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.The Puerto Rican sharp-shinned hawk, (Accipiter striatus venator), falcón de sierra or gavilán pecho rufo in Spanish, is an endemic subspecies of the North American sharp-shinned hawk, occurring only in Puerto Rico. Discovered in 1912 and described as a distinct sub-species, it has been placed on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered species because of its rapidly dwindling population in Puerto Rico. It can be found in the Toro Negro State Forest.Accipiter striatus venator is an endemic subspecies of the North American Sharp-shinned Hawk, occurring only in Puerto Rico. This animal has been placed on the Federal endangered list because of its rapidly dwindling population on the island.

Detailed information
Full Name: Puerto Rican Sharp-Shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus venator)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Birds
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 09/09/1994 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Puerto Rican Sharp-Shinned hawk, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Puerto Rico
  • US Counties in which the Puerto Rican Sharp-Shinned hawk, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • Countries in which the the Puerto Rican Sharp-Shinned hawk, Wherever found is known to occur: Puerto Rico
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Puerto Rican Sharp-Shinned hawk.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/08/1997 Puerto Rican Broad-Winged Hawk and Puerto Rican Sharp-Shinned Hawk (Buteo platypterus brunnescens and Accipiter striatus venator) Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/08/1997 Puerto Rican Broad-Winged Hawk and Puerto Rican Sharp-Shinned Hawk (Buteo platypterus brunnescens and Accipiter striatus venator) Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
09/21/2007 72 FR 54061 54062 5-Year Review of 18 Caribbean Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
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