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Levant Sparrowhawk

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Levant Sparrowhawk

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Also known as Accipiter brevipes

species of bird

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The Levant Sparrowhawk (*Accipiter brevipes*) is a species of bird classified within the genus *Accipiter*. It is a member of the class Aves and has been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. The species is not extinct and is currently listed with a conservation status of Least Concern by the IUCN Red List, a designation recorded in 2021.

Its taxonomic range is identified as Africa. The bird has a wingspan of 0.7 and an average litter size of 3.9. The species is known by several common names, including Kurzfangsperber, European тювик, and Sparviere levantino. It has been the subject of 1025 observations on iNaturalist and is referenced by 103 other encyclopedia articles.

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Least Concern

Levant Sparrowhawk

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Observations1,025

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Encyclopedic overview

The Levant sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza brevipes) is a small bird of prey. It measures 32–38 cm (13–15 in) in length with a wingspan of 65–75 cm (26–30 in). The female is larger than the male, but the difference is not as marked as with Eurasian sparrowhawk. The adult male is blue-grey above, with dark wingtips, and barred reddish below.

It breeds in forests from Greece and the Balkans east to southern Russia. It is migratory, wintering from Egypt across to southwestern Iran. It will migrate in large flocks, unlike the more widespread Eurasian sparrowhawk.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Levant Sparrowhawk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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