Taxonomy Profile: Accipiter madagascariensis (A Smith 1834)

Accipiter madagascariensis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Madagascar Sparrowhawk []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
invalid other, see comments
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Accipiter madagascariensis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Accipiter madagascariensis
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Accipiter madagascariensis
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource
Acquired:
1998-07-01
Notes:
Alan P. Peterson; http://www.zoonomen.net/
Reference for:
Accipiter madagascariensis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Mayr, Ernst, and G. William Cottrell, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1979-01-01 / 1979-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Check-List of Birds of the World, vol. 1, Second Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 547
Publisher:
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Publication Place:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Accipiter madagascariensis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-01-01 / 2006-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
Page(s):
ix + 259
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Publication Place:
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-691-12827-8/
Notes:
Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset
Reference for:
Accipiter madagascariensis
Accipiter madagascariensis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Accipiter madagascariensis: Comments
Comment:
See discussion of author citation for Accipiter madagascariensis on Zoonomen website (2011). Smith (1834) cited Verreaux's (1833) name Accipiter madagascariensis, then a few pages later coined his own new species, Pernis madagascariensis (now valid as Aviceda madagascariensis, also in Accipitridae). The Accipiter name attributed to Smith (in multiple works) is in error, and is referable to Verreaux's name