Shikra / Tachyspiza badia LC
- Synonyms Shikra Goshawk, Little Banded Sparrowhawk, Northern Shikra, Little Banded Goshawk
- Old latin name for bird Tachyspiza badia, Falco badius, Accipiter badius
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Where to see Shikra
- Breeding region Africa, Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion widespread, also s PAL
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Shikra subspecies (6)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tachyspiza badia badia | sw India and Sri Lanka | - | No |
| Tachyspiza badia cenchroides | Caucasus to c Asia and nw India | - | No |
| Tachyspiza badia dussumieri | c India and Bangladesh | - | No |
| Tachyspiza badia poliopsis | n India to s China, Indochina and n Sumatra | - | No |
| Tachyspiza badia polyzonoides | s DR Congo and s Tanzania to South Africa | - | No |
| Tachyspiza badia sphenura | Senegal and Gambia to sw Arabia s to n Tanzania and n DR Congo | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gebande Sperwer |
| Arabic | البيدق الآسيوي, البيدق |
| Armenian | [Turkmenakan Chnchghachurak ], Թուրկմենական Ճնճղաճուռակ, Թուրքմենական Ճնճղաճուռակ |
| Azerbaijani | Türkistan tüviyi, Türküstan qırğısı, Türküstan tüviyi |
| Bashkir | ваҡ ҡарсыға |
| Basque | Gabirai txiki |
| Belarusian | Туркестанскі шуляк |
| Bengali | পাতি শিকরে, াচত চকময |
| Bulgarian | Шикра |
| Catalan | esparver Shikra |
| Chinese | 褐耳雀鹰, 褐耳鹰 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 褐耳雀鷹, 褐耳鷹 |
| Chuvash | Туркестан тювикĕ |
| Croatian | šikra, Kobac šikra |
| Czech | krahujec šikra |
| Danish | Shikra, Nordlig Shikra |
| Dutch | Shikra, Shirka |
| Esperanto | Ŝikro |
| Estonian | šikra-raudkull e. hele-raudkull, šikra-raudkull (hele-raudkull), Shikra-raudkull, šikra-raudkull |
| Finnish | arovarpushaukka |
| French | Épervier shikra, Epervier shikra, Autour shikra |
| Frisian | Sjikra |
| Galician | Gabián chikra |
| Georgian | შიკრა |
| German | Shikrasperber, Schirka, Schikra, Schikrasperber |
| Greek | Σίκρα, Σαΐνι Σίκρα |
| Hebrew | נץ הים הכספי |
| Hungarian | sikra |
| Icelandic | Brandhaukur |
| Indonesian | Alap-alap, Elangalap Shikra, Elang-alap shikra, Burung Elang-alap Shikra |
| Irish | Siocra |
| Italian | Shikra, Sparviere shikra, Shirka, Astore del Verreaux |
| Japanese | タカサゴタカ, タカサゴダカ |
| Kazakh | Түркістан мықиы, мықи, Мықы, кәдімгі мықи |
| Latvian | Indijas vanags |
| Lithuanian | Šikra, turkestaninis vanagas |
| Macedonian | Шикра јастреб |
| Malay | Burung Lang Cikra, Burung Helang Sewah Shikra, Burung Lang Bido |
| Malayalam | ഷിക്ര, പ്രാപ്പിടിയൻ |
| Marathi | शिक्रा |
| Mongolian | Үүрсээ харцага, тарс, Үүрсээ харцгай |
| Nepali | शिक्रा |
| Northern Sami | Káspiadihtti |
| Norwegian | shikrahauk |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Shikrahauk |
| Persian | پیغوی کوچک |
| Polish | krogulec mały, krogulec maly |
| Portuguese | gavião-chicra, Gavião-shikra |
| Romanian | Uliu şikra |
| Russian | Туркестанский тювик, Тювик обыкновенный, Тювик |
| Serbian | Kobac šikra |
| Shona | Rukodzi |
| Slovak | jastrab šikra |
| Slovenian | šikra |
| Spanish | Gavilán chikra |
| Swahili | Kitaroharo |
| Swedish | shikra, Shikrahök |
| Tajik | тювик, боша |
| Tamil | Valluru |
| Tatar | Төркистан тювигы |
| Thai | เหยี่ยวนกเขาชิครา |
| Turkish | Мықи, Şikra |
| Turkmen | sykylykçy gyrgy |
| Ukrainian | яструб туркестанський |
| Uzbek | тювик, тош қирғий |
| Vietnamese | Chim Ưng xám, Ưng xám |
| Welsh | Gwalch shikra |