Editing Sharp-shinned hawk (section)

==Habitat==

It occurs in a wide range of woodland and forest types, both dominated by [[conifer]]s and by various types of [[broad-leaved tree]]s (especially [[oak]]s) The largest populations of the nominate group (''see taxonomy'') are thought to occur in the [[temperate]] [[boreal forests]], but winter in warmer regions farther south (''see distribution''). The [[taxa]] ''suttoni'', ''madrensis'' (both from the nominate group), ''chionogaster'' (white-breasted hawk) and ''ventralis'' (plain-breasted hawk), are found in upper [[tropical]] to temperate highlands; mainly at altitudes of {{convert|300|–|3000|m|ft|abbr=on}}, but occasionally down to near [[sea-level]] and up to {{convert|4000|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The taxon ''erythronemius'' (rufous-thighed hawk) is found in tropical and subtropical regions; both in lowlands and highlands.