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Nicobar Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza butleri

Nicobar Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza butleri) — Birds of Prey of South & Southeast Asia.

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The Nicobar Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza butleri) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in South & Southeast 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 butleri

Where it lives

Nicobar Is.

Quick facts

Family
Accipitridae
Order
Accipitriformes

Biology & behaviour

The Nicobar Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza butleri) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in South & Southeast Asia — Nicobar Is..

Conservation

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