Skip to main content
Not Evaluated

Shikra

Tachyspiza badia

Shikra (Tachyspiza badia) — Birds of Prey of Africa.

Field guide · LocationsWhere to see this bird

Found across 16 guides in our atlas — open any for the full checklist, photos and what's around right now.

Regional checklists
Birds of IndonesiaBirds of IndiaBirds of KenyaBirds of MalaysiaBirds of the PhilippinesBirds of ThailandBirds of TanzaniaBirds of South Africa
By family
Hawks, Eagles & Kites of IndonesiaHawks, Eagles & Kites of IndiaHawks, Eagles & Kites of KenyaHawks, Eagles & Kites of MalaysiaHawks, Eagles & Kites of the PhilippinesHawks, Eagles & Kites of ThailandHawks, Eagles & Kites of TanzaniaHawks, Eagles & Kites of South Africa
See what's near you right now

The Shikra (Tachyspiza badia) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in Africa and South & Southeast Asia.

We’re still expanding this profile. Verified detail — diet, behaviour, identification and more — is added as our editors and reviewers complete it.

Where it fits

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

Where it lives

Widespread, also southern PAL

Quick facts

Family
Accipitridae
Order
Accipitriformes

Biology & behaviour

The Shikra (Tachyspiza badia) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in Africa, South & Southeast Asia — widespread, also s PAL.

Conservation

Not Evaluated

Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.

How to help birds

Explore more birds

More in Accipitridae

More in Birds of Prey

Guides for this bird

Meet the Accipitridae

A field guide to the Accipitridae family — 254 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.

1 min read