TY - JOUR AU - Koen, Julius H. AU - Culver, Brian W. PY - 2022/02/23 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - First nesting records for Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus in the Northern Cape, South Africa JF - Biodiversity Observations JA - Biodiv. Obs. VL - 12 IS - SE - Articles DO - 10.15641/bo.1187 UR - https://journals.uct.ac.za/index.php/BO/article/view/1187 SP - 1-5 AB - <p>Black sparrowhawks <em>Accipiter melanoleucus</em> have expanded their range westwards into areas previously unsuitable due to a lack of ap-propriate tree cover. They now occur in areas where exotic trees (mainly <em>Eucalyptus</em> and <em>Pinus</em> species) have become established: for-estry plantations, urban areas and infestations along rivers. This pa-per reports the status of black sparrowhawks in the Northern Cape, and the discovery of two nests in <em>Pinus</em> plantations close to Nieu-woudtville in 2019. It is likely that this area was colonised from the Western Cape.</p> ER -