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Besra

Accipiter virgatus (Temminck, CJ 1822)

The besra, also called the besra sparrowhawk, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1822)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.19 pl.109

Protonym:
  Falco virgatus

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  AB823002D1E93961

Avibase ID:
  avibase-AB823002

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/AB823002

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175348

Geographic range:

  • Accipiter virgatus virgatus: Java and Bali
  • Accipiter virgatus fuscipectus: Mountains of Taiwan
  • Accipiter virgatus besra: S India and Sri Lanka
  • Accipiter virgatus abdulalii: Andaman and Nicobar islands
  • Accipiter virgatus confusus: Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Negros and Catanduanes)
  • Accipiter virgatus quagga: Philippines (Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Siquijor and Mindanao)
  • Accipiter virgatus rufotibialis: N Borneo
  • Accipiter virgatus vanbemmeli: Sumatra
  • Accipiter virgatus quinquefasciatus: Flores (Lesser Sundas)
  • Accipiter virgatus [affinis or kashmiriensis]: N India and Nepal to central China and Indochina
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Besra
Catalan:
Esparver menut de flancs rogencs
Czech:
krahujec besra
Danish:
Besra
German:
Besrasperber
Spanish:
Gavilán Besra
Spanish (Spain):
Gavilán Besra
Finnish:
ruostevarpushaukka
French:
Épervier besra
Hungarian:
besra karvaly
Italian:
Besra
Japanese (romaji):
minamitsumi
Japanese:
ミナミツミ
Lithuanian:
Margasis paukštvanagis
Dutch:
Besrasperwer
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Besrahauk
Norwegian:
Besrahauk
Polish:
krogulec orientalny
Portuguese:
Gavião-besra
Portuguese (Portugal):
gavião-besra
Russian:
Индийский перепелятник
Slovak:
jastrab besra
Serbian:
Kobac besra
Swedish:
besra
Ukrainian:
Яструб яванський
Chinese:
松雀鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
松雀鷹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Épervier besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Épervier besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Besra Sparrow Hawk ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Besra Sparrowhawk ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Accipiter virgatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Accipiter virgatus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Besra ( Accipiter virgatus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Accipiter [virgatus or gularis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Azerbaijani: kiçik bildirçinçalan
Bengali: ফ঳যা চ঱কময , বসরা শিকরে
Bengali (transliteration): basarā śikarē
Catalan: Esparver menut de flancs rogencs
Czech: Krahujec besra
Danish: Besra
German: Besrasperber
English: Asiatic Sparrowhawk, Bersa Sparrow Hawk, Besra, Besra saprrow hawk, Besra Sparrow Hawk, Besra Sparrowhawk, Lesser Sparrowhawk, Philippine Sparrowhawk
English, HBW: Besra
English (IOC): Besra
English (United States): Besra
Esperanto: Besro, Hindia akcipitreto
Spanish: Azor Chico Índico, Gavilán Besra
Spanish (Spain): Gavilán Besra
Spanish (HBW): Besra
Estonian: habe-raudkull
Finnish: Ruostevarpushaukka
French: Epervier besra, Épervier besra
Hungarian: besra karvaly
Indonesian: Alap-alap burung, Burung Elang-alap Besra, Elang garis dagu, Elangalap Besra, Elang-alap besra
Italian: Besra, Sparviero Besra
Japanese (romaji): minami tsumi, minamitsumi
Japanese: ミナミツミ
Japanese (Kanji): 南雀鷂, 南雀鷹
Mongolian, Halh: шунгаач харцaга, шунгаач харцгай
Korean: 작은새매
Scientific: Accipiter virgatus, Accipiter virgatus virgatus, Falco virgatus
Lithuanian: Margasis paukštvanagis, Mažasis paukštvanagis
Latvian: besras vanags
Malayalam: ബെസ്ര പ്രാപ്പിടിയൻ
Mongolian: шунгаач харцaга, шунгаач харцгай, японы тарс
Malay: Burung Helang Sewah Besra, Burung Lang Garang, Burung Lang Pipit, Helang Pipit, Helang Sewah Besra
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): японы тарс
Dutch: Besrasperwer, Besra-sperwer
Norwegian Nynorsk: Besrahauk
Norwegian: Besrahauk
Polish: Krogulec indyjski, krogulec orientalny
Pinyin: bǎi-xiōng, què-yào, què-zéi, sōng-què-yīng, sōngr, sōngzi yīng
Portuguese: Gavião-besra
Portuguese (Portugal): gavião-besra
Russian: Бесра, Индийский перепелятник, Индийский ястреб, Малый перепелятник, Перепелятник малый
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Besra Ukussa
Slovak: jastrab besra
Serbian: Kobac besra
Swedish: Besra, Besrahök
Tamil: Chinna Valluru
Thai: เหยี่ยวนกกระจอกเล็ก
Thai (Transliteration): yìaw nók krà-còaak lék
Turkish: Besra atmacası
Tatar: кече бүдәнә карчыгасы
Ukrainian: Яструб яванський
Vietnamese: Chim Ưng bụng hung, Chim Ưng bụng trắng, Ưng bụng hung, Ưng nhật bản
Chinese: 摆胸, 松儿, 松子鹰, 松雀鷹, 松雀鹰, 雀贼, 雀鹞
Chinese (Traditional): 摆胸, 松兒, 松子鷹, 松雀鷹, 雀賊, 雀鷂
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 松雀鷹
Chinese (Taiwan): 松雀鹰

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