Species factsheet
Shikra (Accipiter badius)
Order:
Accipiter badiusFamily:
Kites, Hawks & Eagles (Accipitridae)Danish name: Shikra
Voices can be found
here (External link)Subspecies and Distributionsphenurus
Senegal and Gambia to sw Arabia south to n Tanzania and n DR Congo
polyzonoides
s DR Congo and s Tanzania to South Africa
cenchroides
Caucasus to c Asia and nw India
dussumieri
c India, Bangladesh
poliopsis
n India to s China and Indochina
badius
sw India, Sri Lanka
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