The Red-thighed sparrowhawk (Accipiter erythropus), is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.