Tiny hawk

Not to be confused with Tony Hawk.

Tiny hawk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Microspizias
Species:
M. superciliosus
Binomial name
Microspizias superciliosus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Subspecies[2]
  • M. s. fontainieri - Bonaparte, 1853
  • M. s. superciliosus - (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms

Falco superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766
Accipiter superciliosus
Falco tinus Latham, 1790
Nisus tinus (Latham, 1790)
Hieraspiza tinus Kaup, 1847
Hieraspiza superciliosa (Linnaeus, 1766) [proposed by Olsen, 2006; see text]

The tiny hawk (Microspizias superciliosus) is a small diurnal bird of prey found in or near forests, primarily humid, throughout much of the Neotropics. It is primarily a bird-eater, and is known to prey on hummingbirds.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Accipiter superciliosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22695565A168764980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22695565A168764980.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.