Low altitude attack: Ovambo Sparrowhawk preying on Southern Masked Weavers in suburban Gauteng

Andy Branfield

doi:10.15641/bo.247

Low altitude attack: Ovambo Sparrowhawk preying on Southern Masked Weavers in suburban Gauteng

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Andy Branfield

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https://doi.org/10.15641/bo.247

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This paper describes a series of successful attacks on several groups of Southern Masked Weavers Ploceus velatus by an adult male Ovambo Sparrowhawk using hunting techniques previously undescribed.

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2014-07-14

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Vol 5 (2014)

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Low altitude attack: Ovambo Sparrowhawk preying on Southern Masked Weavers in suburban Gauteng. (2014). Biodiversity Observations, 345-348. https://doi.org/10.15641/bo.247

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Low altitude attack: Ovambo Sparrowhawk preying on Southern Masked Weavers in suburban Gauteng

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