Levant Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza brevipes - Épervier à pieds courts

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Accipitridés
Genus
:
Tachyspiza
Species
:
brevipes

Descriptor

Severtsov, 1850

Biometrics

Size
: 38 cm
Wingspan
: 64 à 80 cm.
Weight
: 135 à 275 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Levant Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza brevipes) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Épervier à pieds courts,
Gavilán griego,
gavião-do-levante,
Kurzfangsperber,
kis héja,
Balkansperwer,
Sparviere levantino,
balkanhök,
Balkanhauk,
jastrab krátkoprstý,
krahujec krátkoprstý,
Balkan-høg,
sirovarpushaukka,
esparver grec,
Stúfhaukur,
krogulec krótkonogi,
īskāju vanags,
kratkonogi skobec,
Европейский тювик,
レバントハイタカ,
东雀鹰,
balkanhök,
東方雀鷹,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Temperate ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas