| Microspizias | |
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| Tiny hawk (M. superciliosus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Harpaginae |
| Genus: | Microspizias Sangster, Kirwan, Fuchs, Dickinson, Elliott, A & Gregory, S, 2021 |
| Species | |
Microspizias is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It contains the following species:[1]
- Tiny hawk (Microspizias superciliosus)
- Semicollared hawk (Microspizias collaris)
Both species were formerly classified in the genus Accipiter, but a 2021 report, which was based on earlier research which found them to be strongly phylogenetically distinct, described a new genus (Microspizias) for them.[2] This was also followed by the International Ornithological Congress[1] and the American Ornithological Society.
- ^ a b "Hoatzin, New World vultures, Secretarybird, raptors – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ Sangster, George; Kirwan, Guy M.; Fuchs, Jérôme; Dickinson, Edward C.; Elliott, Andy; Gregory, Steven M. S. (2021). "A new genus for the tiny hawk Accipiter superciliosus and semicollared hawk A. collaris (Aves: Accipitridae), with comments on the generic name for the crested goshawk A. trivirgatus and Sulawesi goshawk A. griseiceps". Vertebrate Zoology. 71: 419–424. doi:10.3897/vz.71.e67501. ISSN 2625-8498.