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Tiny Hawk

Microspizias superciliosus superciliosus

Classification

Class
Aves

The tiny hawk (Microspizias superciliosus) 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. Taxonomy The tiny hawk was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1766 in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Falco superciliosus.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 3