Tiny Hawk - Microspizias superciliosus

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Tiny Hawk
The Tiny Hawk is one of the smallest of the Accipiters, and ranges from
Nicaragua south to Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina. My little
portrait shows the northern form, from Costa Rica. Southern birds are
assigned the nominate race.

They only weigh from about 75 grams (male) to 134 grams (female). While
little is known about their diet, it seems they specialize on eating
hummingbirds!

The species

Classification

Order : Accipitriformes
Family : Accipitridae
Species : Tiny Hawk


Species photos

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The photo

O.Net reference : bkma51249
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Photo details

Date : 2008 Mar.
Country : Canada (ca)
Region : Ontario
Location : Markham Markham
Lat. : 43° 52' 1'' North
Lng. : 79° 16' 1'' West

Exif data [+][-]

Model : Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Speed : 1/500 s
Aperture : 18
Focal length : 44 mm
Iso : 320
Flash : no