Listen to the Tiny hawk
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About the Tiny hawk
The Tiny hawk is a bird in the family Accipitridae (order Accipitriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 43 cm and weigh around 125 g.
What does the Tiny hawk sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The tiny hawk (Microspizias superciliosus) is a small diurnal bird of prey found primarily around humid forests of the Neotropics. It is primarily a bird-eater, and is known to prey on hummingbirds.
More from the family Accipitridae
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Eurasian sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Eurasian goshawk
Astur gentilis
Black kite
Milvus migrans
Common buzzard
Buteo buteo
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Eurasian griffon vulture
Gyps fulvus
Red kite
Milvus milvus
Hen harrier
Circus cyaneus
Short-toed snake eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Booted eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Bonelli's eagle
Aquila fasciata
Frequently asked questions
What does a Tiny hawk sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Tiny hawk on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Tiny hawk endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Tiny hawk as “least concern”.
What family does the Tiny hawk belong to?
The Tiny hawk (Microspizias superciliosus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources & credits
- Calling for feeding chicks, call · Canaan Farm, Sarapiqui., Costa Rica by David Mora Vargas – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q127828 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Tiny hawk – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia – CC BY-SA 2.0