Editing Sharp-shinned hawk (section)

==Conservation==
[[File:Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned hawk perched on tree limb.jpg|upright|thumb|right|Endangered subspecies ''venator'', endemic to [[Puerto Rico]]]]
In North America this species declined in numbers in the 1960s and 1970s, probably as a result of the use of [[DDT]] and other [[pesticides]]. The population of USA and Canada has rebounded since and might even exceed historical numbers today, probably due to the combination of the ban on DDT and the proliferation of backyard bird feeders in North America which create unnaturally reliable and easy prey sources. Migratory sharp-shinned hawks are one of the most numerous raptors recorded at "hawk watches" across the country. An exception is the [[subspecies]] from [[Puerto Rico]], ''[[Accipiter striatus venator]]'', which is rare and listed as [[endangered]] by the [[U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service]]. The remaining resident subspecies from the Greater Antilles, ''fringilliodes'' from Cuba and nominate (''A. s. striatus'') from Hispaniola, are uncommon, local, and, at least in the case of the latter, decreasing. Both ''ventralis'' (plain-breasted hawk) and ''erythronemius'' (rufous-thighed hawk) are fairly common (but easily overlooked due to their secretive behavior) and presently considered safe. The situation for ''chionogaster'' (white-breasted hawk) is potentially more problematic due to its limited range, although it, at least locally, remains fairly common.