Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Accipiter badius (Gmelin, 1788) Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes Back
Shikra Schikrasperber Épervier shikra Gavilán chikra
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES II (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: partial intracontinental

Accipiter badius

Regular winter migrant S from Palearctic edge of range; some birds miove SW to Arabia; most to Pakistan, India and SE Asia. Resident in most other areas of India and in Africa, but in more deciduous habitats moves regularly between drier and wetter savannas. In W Africa moves S in dry season of Oct-Mar, to breed in Guinea woodlands, then N again in wet season; more precise study of movements in W Africa required, e.g. in Senegambia present all year round, but much more numerous in rains. Probably similar but more erratic movements in SW Africa. In Taru Desert and arid Tsavo, Kenya, moves N in Ja-Mar. Vagrant to Malaysia and Sumatra.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: East Asia, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia
Recommended link: http://www.hawk-conservancy.org/priors/shikra.htm
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations