Tiny Hawk
Microspizias superciliosus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Tiny Hawk
The Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Microspizias superciliosus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tiny Hawk
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Microspizias superciliosus fontainieri
- Microspizias superciliosus superciliosus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco superciliosus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Surinam.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.128
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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