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Shikra

Accipiter badius (Gmelin, JF 1788)

The shikra 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 to other sparrowhawk species including the Chinese goshawk and Eurasian sparrowhawk. They have a sharp two note call and have the typical flap and glide flight. Their calls are imitated by drongos and the common hawk-cuckoo resembles it in plumage. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Accipiter
Scientific:
  Accipiter badius

Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1788)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Falco badius

Type locality:
  Ceylon.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2896880

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1A0ECB6EDF6DB4B2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1A0ECB6E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1A0ECB6E

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558390

Geographic range:

  • Accipiter badius badius: southwestern India and Sri Lanka
  • Accipiter badius cenchroides: Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan, Iran, and northwestern India
  • Accipiter badius poliopsis: northern India to southern China, Thailand, and Vietnam
  • Accipiter badius dussumieri: central India and Bangladesh
  • Accipiter badius sphenurus: Senegambia to southwestern Arabia, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Tanzania
  • Accipiter badius polyzonoides: southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and southern Tanzania to northern South Africa
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Shikra
Catalan:
Esparver Shikra
Czech:
krahujec šikra
Danish:
Shikra
German:
Schikrasperber
Spanish:
Gavilán Chikra
Spanish (Spain):
Gavilán Chikra
Finnish:
arovarpushaukka
French:
Épervier shikra
Croatian:
Kobac šikra
Hungarian:
sikra
Icelandic:
Brandhaukur
Italian:
Sparviere shikra
Japanese (romaji):
takasagodaka
Japanese:
タカサゴダカ
Lithuanian:
Šikra
Dutch:
Shikra
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Shikrahauk
Norwegian:
Shikrahauk
Polish:
krogulec mały
Portuguese:
gavião-chicra
Portuguese (Portugal):
Gavião-chicra
Russian:
Тювик
Slovak:
jastrab šikra
Serbian:
Kobac šikra
Swedish:
shikra
Ukrainian:
Яструб туркестанський
Chinese:
褐耳鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
褐耳鷹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Épervier shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Épervier shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Shikra Goshawk ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Shikra ( Tachyspiza badia) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Accipiter badius [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Accipiter badius [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Accipiter badius [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Shikra ( Accipiter badius) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Shikra ( Tachyspiza badius) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Accipiter badius [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Accipiter badius [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Gebande Sperwer
Arabic: البيدق, البيدق الآسيوي
Azerbaijani: Türkistan tüviyi, Türküstan qırğısı, Türküstan tüviyi
Bashkir: ваҡ ҡарсыға
Belarusian: Туркестанскі шуляк
Bulgarian: Шикра
Bengali: পাতি শিকরে, ঩াচত চ঱কময
Bengali (transliteration): pāti śikarē
Catalan: Esparver Shikra
Czech: Krahujec šikra
Chuvash: Туркестан тювикĕ
Welsh: Gwalch shikra
Danish: Nordlig Shikra, Shikra
German: Schikra, Schikrasperber, Schirka, Shikrasperber
Greek: Σαΐνι Σίκρα, Σίκρα
English: Little Banded Goshawk, Little Banded Sparrowhawk, Northern Shikra, Shikra, Shikra Goshawk
English, HBW: Shikra
English (IOC): Shikra
English (Kenya): Shikra
English (United States): Shikra
English (South Africa): Little Banded Goshawk (Shikra)
Esperanto: Ŝikro
Spanish: Gavilán Chikra
Spanish (Spain): Gavilán Chikra
Spanish (HBW): Gavilán chikra
Estonian: hele-raudkull, Shikra-raudkull, šikra-raudkull, šikra-raudkull (hele-raudkull), šikra-raudkull e. hele-raudkull
Basque: Gabirai txiki
Persian: پیغوی کوچک
Finnish: Arovarpushaukka
French: Autour shikra, Epervier shikra, Épervier shikra
Frisian: Sjikra
Irish: Siocra
Galician: Gabián chikra
Hebrew: נץ הים הכספי
Croatian: Kobac šikra, Šikra
Hungarian: sikra
Armenian: [Turkmenakan Chnchghachurak ], Թուրկմենական Ճնճղաճուռակ, Թուրքմենական Ճնճղաճուռակ
Indonesian: Alap-alap, Burung Elang-alap Shikra, Elangalap Shikra, Elang-alap shikra
Icelandic: Brandhaukur
Italian: Astore del Verreaux, Shikra, Shirka, Sparviere shikra
Japanese (romaji): takasagodaka, takasago-daka, takasagotaka
Japanese: タカサゴタカ, タカサゴダカ
Japanese (Kanji): 高砂鷹
Georgian: შიკრა
Kabardian: къашыргъащхъуэжьей
Kazakh: кәдімгі мықи, мықи, Мықы, Түркістан мықиы
Kazakh (Transliteration): mıqï
Kirghiz: күрөң көкүрөктүү кыргый, кыргый сөрөй, чүйлү
Scientific: Accipiter badius, Accipiter badius badius, Falco badius, Tachyspiza badia, Tachyspiza badius
Lithuanian: Šikra, Turkestaninis vanagas
Latvian: Indijas vanags
Macedonian: Шикра јастреб
Malayalam: പ്രാപ്പിടിയൻ, ഷിക്ര 
Mongolian: тарс, Үүрсээ харцага, Үүрсээ харцгай
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠡᠭᠦᠷᠰᠡᠭᠡ ᠬᠠᠷᠴᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠦᠦᠷᠰᠡᠭᠡ ᠬᠠᠷᠴᠠᠭᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Transliteration): üürsee khartsag , üürsee khartsg ai
Marathi: शिक्रा
Malay: Burung Helang Sewah Shikra, Burung Lang Bido, Burung Lang Cikra
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): тарс
Nepali: शिक्रा
Dutch: Shikra, Shirka
Norwegian Nynorsk: Shikrahauk
Norwegian: Shikrahauk
Polish: krogulec maly, krogulec mały
Pinyin: hè-ěr què-yīng, hè-ěr yīng
Portuguese: Gavião-chicra, Gavião-shikra
Portuguese (Portugal): Gavião-chicra
Rhaeto-Romance: Schicra
Romanian: Uliu şikra
Russian: Туркестанский тювик, Тювик, Тювик обыкновенный
Northern Sami: Káspiadihtti
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Ukussa
Slovak: jastrab šikra
Slovenian: šikra
Shona: Rukodzi
Serbian: Kobac šikra
Sotho, Southern: Fiolo-'malisakhana
Swedish: Shikra, Shikrahök
Swahili: Kitaroharo
Tamil: Valluru
Tajik: боша, тювик
Thai: เหยี่ยวนกเขาชิครา
Thai (Transliteration): yìaw nók kʰăw cʰí-kraa
Turkmen: sykylykçy gyrgy
Turkish: Şikra, Мықи
Tatar: Төркистан тювигы
Ukrainian: Яструб туркестанський
Uzbek: тош қирғий, тювик
Vietnamese: Chim Ưng xám, Ưng xám
Chinese: 褐耳雀鹰, 褐耳鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 褐耳雀鷹, 褐耳鷹

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