Shikra
Accipiter badius - Épervier shikra
Systematics
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Order:
Accipitriformes
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Family:
Accipitridés
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Genus:
Accipiter
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Species:
badius
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 45 cm
- Wingspan: 48 à 68 cm.
- Weight: 75 à 266 g
Geographic range
Description identification
Shikra (Accipiter badius) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.
Subspecific information 6 subspecies
- Accipiter badius badius (sw India, Sri Lanka)
- Accipiter badius sphenurus (Senegal and Gambia to sw Arabia south to n Tanzania and n DRCongo)
- Accipiter badius polyzonoides (s DRCongo and s Tanzania to South Africa)
- Accipiter badius cenchroides (Caucasus to c Asia and nw India)
- Accipiter badius dussumieri (c India, Bangladesh)
- Accipiter badius poliopsis (n India to s China and Indochina)
Foreign names
- Épervier shikra,
- Gavilán Chikra,
- Gavião-chicra,
- Schikra,
- sikra,
- Shikra,
- Shikra,
- Shikrahök,
- Shikrahauk,
- jastrab šikra,
- krahujec šikra,
- Shikra,
- arovarpushaukka,
- Gebande Sperwer,
- esparver Shikra,
- Brandhaukur,
- krogulec mały,
- Indijas vanags,
- šikra,
- Тювик,
- Elang-alap shikra,
- タカサゴダカ,
- 褐耳鹰,
- เหยี่ยวนกเขาชิครา,
- 褐耳雀鷹,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas
Sources of information
- Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
- Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan - vol4, Salim Ali and Dillon Ripley
- ARKive, Christopher Parsons
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- Global Raptor Information Network,
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- IOC World Bird List (v10.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2019.
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes