Shikra

Accipiter badius

Summary 2

The shikra (Accipiter badius) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the little banded goshawk. The African forms may represent a separate species but have usually been considered as subspecies of the shikra. The shikra is very similar in appearance to other sparrowhawk species including the Chinese goshawk and Eurasian sparrowhawk. They have a sharp two note call and have the...

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  1. (c) Muzaffar Bukhari, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/83582442@N00/2523211777
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accipiter_badius

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