Summary ³

"A commonly seen small bird of prey, the Shikra with grey upperparts and barred underparts. Their flight usually drwas alarm calls from smaller birds and mammals."

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jan Willem Steffelaar, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3036/3073949441_6e690197c2.jpg
2. (c) Ravi Vaidyanathan, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Shikra2.jpg/460px-Shikra2.jpg
3. (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26325423

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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