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Levant Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza brevipes

Levant Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza brevipes) — Birds of Prey of Europe & Northern Asia.

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Birds of SpainBirds of IndiaBirds of KenyaBirds of Tanzania
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The Levant Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza brevipes) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in Europe & Northern Asia.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Accipitriformes
  3. Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
  4. Genus Tachyspiza
  5. Species brevipes

Where it lives

Southeastern Europe to western Kazakhstan

Quick facts

Family
Accipitridae
Order
Accipitriformes

Biology & behaviour

The Levant Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza brevipes) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia — se Europe to w Kazakhstan.

Conservation

Not Evaluated

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