Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus) | Photos and ID

LCLeast Concern

ForestPlatform nest

Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Richard Littauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus), photo 3 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Dan Vickers, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus), photo 5 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Rob Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Aitor, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) scaup, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Tiny Hawk (Microspizias superciliosus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Laura Gaudette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The tiny hawk is aptly named; males measure 20 cm (7.9 in), about the size of a starling, though females are slightly larger at 26.5 cm (10.5 in). It is one of the smallest true raptors in the world and is one of the smallest Accipiter species, though the little sparrowhawk of Africa is of similar or even smaller size. The birds range in weight from 75 to 120 g (2.6 to 4.2 oz) As with most raptors, there is considerable sexual dimorphism in size, with females measuring up to 25% longer and as much as 60% heavier than males.

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When to see the Tiny Hawk

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Tiny Hawk

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 13 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Costa Rica Colombia Panama Ecuador Brazil Peru Guyana Venezuela Bolivia French Guiana Suriname Argentina Honduras

Recorded as a rare visitor in Belize, Nicaragua, Paraguay.

About the Tiny Hawk

The tiny hawk is a small diurnal bird of prey found primarily around humid forests of the Neotropics. It is primarily a bird-eater, and is known to prey on hummingbirds.

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Easily confused with

Semicollared HawkMicrospizias collarisThis is a small, rare hawk that lives in forests in mid elevations.

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