Tiny Hawk (Accipiter superciliosus)

Other Names (World)
Tiny Hawk, Tiny Sparrowhawk

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
20 - 28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m, occasionally to 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 670 - 6700 (2020) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Tiny Hawk (Accipiter superciliosus) [XC427037]
by David Mora Vargas from Zona Rural, Parecis-RO, Rond\u00f4nia, Brazil (canto)

Tiny Hawk (Accipiter superciliosus) [XC579302]
by id from Canaan Farm, Sarapiqui., Costa Rica (call, calling for feeding chicks)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Semi-collared Hawk (Accipiter collaris).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

fontanieri Bonaparte, 1853 - Nicaragua south to western Colombia and western Ecuador.
superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766) - East of Andes, from Colombia east through Venezuela (except north-west) to the Guianas, and south through Ecuador, eastern Peru, Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz) and Brazil to Paraguay and northern Argentina (Misiones).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Tiny Hawk (Accipiter superciliosus) - 10 files

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