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Levant Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza brevipes

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Russia.January 1, February 0, March 0, April 11, May 175, June 32, July 40, August 57, September 30, October 1, November 0, December 0.
Russia347
Greece111
Dagestan105
Macedonia-Thrace81
Volgograd Oblast71
Romania52
Stavropol Krai48
Turkey47
Astrakhan Oblast47
Samara Oblast26

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusTachyspiza Sparrowhawks And Goshawks · Tachyspiza

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Levant Sparrowhawk with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.