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Tiny Hawk

Microspizias superciliosus

Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus) — Birds of Prey of Central America & Caribbean.

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Found across 12 guides in our atlas — open any for the full checklist, photos and what's around right now.

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Birds of ArgentinaBirds of BrazilBirds of ColombiaBirds of Costa RicaBirds of EcuadorBirds of Peru
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Hawks, Eagles & Kites of ArgentinaHawks, Eagles & Kites of BrazilHawks, Eagles & Kites of ColombiaHawks, Eagles & Kites of Costa RicaHawks, Eagles & Kites of EcuadorHawks, Eagles & Kites of Peru
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The Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America.

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Where it fits

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

Where it lives

Nicaragua to northern Argentina

Quick facts

Family
Accipitridae
Order
Accipitriformes

Biology & behaviour

The Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in Central America & Caribbean, South America — Nicaragua to n Argentina.

Conservation

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