Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Shikra
Accipiter badius
The shikra (Tachyspiza badia) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the little banded goshawk. The African forms may represent a separate species but have usually been considered as subspecies of the shikra. The shikra is very similar in appearance, as well as behavior, at least to some degree, to other species including the Chinese sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis), Eurasian goshawk (Astur
- Family
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Weight
- 131 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Vertebrates, fish and carrion
- Migration
- Migrant
- Countries recorded
- 36
