Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)
About the Levant Sparrowhawk
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.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 26 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Georgia, Greece, Romania in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- African GoshawkAccipiter tachirorecording
- Bicolored HawkAccipiter bicolorrecording
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatusrecording
- Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperiirecording
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusrecording
- Northern GoshawkAccipiter gentilisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.