Dwarf Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nanus)
About the Dwarf Sparrowhawk
The dwarf sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza nanus), also known as the small sparrowhawk, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. It is endemic to Indonesian islands of Sulawesi and Buton. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and to a lesser degree lowland forests. It closely resembles the fellow Wallacean vinous-breasted sparrowhawk, but is still thought to be most closely related to besra. All this makes it rather difficult to identify and thus possibly under-recorded. It is one of the smallest members of its family (length approximately 25 cm/10in). Hunts insects and small birds.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 5 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. 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 Indonesia 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.