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.

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) [XC423724]
by Caio Brito from Porto Velho, Rond\u00f4nia, Brazil (song)

Tiny Hawk (Accipiter superciliosus) [XC835141]
by Charlie Vogt from Guayaramerin (near Cachuela Esperanza), Vaca Diez, Beni Department, Bolivia (call, song)

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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