Shikra - Accipiter badius - is a small raptor the Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes and is of Type - diurnal-raptor. It is present in SW Asia, the Oriental Region, and sub-Saharan Africa. In the AWB Region it is resident in the S Caspian, NE Iran, SW Arabia, N UAE, N Oman, and the Sahel Region southwards into sub-Saharan Africa. It is a winter visitor to S Iraq, and Dhofar. In the Sahel of W Africa there are some migratory winter movements in S Mauritania, S Mali and SW Niger. Type - diurnal-raptor - Habitat Summer: open forests, dry woodlands, plantations, farmland, urban parks, Habitat Nests: in trees with platform nest like crow's Habitat Winter: Seasonal movements in W Africa, Sahel, Savannahs
Order..: Accipitriformes Family.: Accipitridae Genus..: Accipiter
Species- Accipiter badius
Shikra – Species – ebird.org
Shikra – Species Factsheet – birdlife.org
Shikra – Species sheet – wikipedia.org
Shikra – Species card – oiseaux-birds.com
Shikra – Range and calls – xeno-canto.org
Additional Material…
Shikra – Images – google.ae
Shikra – Redlist status – iucnredlist.org
Shikra – Challenge calls – ibc.lynxeds.com
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Read More »Eurasian Marsh-harrier – Circus aeruginosus – or Western Marsh-harrier, is a large harrier of the Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It is present across Western Europe to Central Eurasia. In the AWB Region it is resident in the Maghreb, Turkey, the southern Caucasus, the Black Sea region of Iran and the head of the Arabian Gulf. Central Asian birds winter across India. European birds winter in the Nile Valley, the Sahel and East Africa, with smaller populations in SW Yemen and the UAE. There are two sub-species the migratory one across Eurasia, and the sedentary one in the coastal areas of the Maghreb states, which also increased by some migratory birds in the winter.
Type - diurnal-raptor - nests in reedbeds or arable fields. Summer Habitat - reedbeds in large wetlands and marshes, and adjacent open farmland and grasslands, Winter Habitat - the Nile Valley, the Sahel belt and the African Great Lakes region Resident Habitat - coastal areas of the Maghreb states,
Order..: Accipitriformes
Family.: Accipitridae
Genus..: Circus
Species – Circus aeruginosus
Eurasian Marsh-harrier – Species – ebird.org
Eurasian Marsh-harrier – Species Sheet – birdlife.org
Eurasian Marsh-harrier – Species Sheet – wikipedia.org
Eurasian Marsh-harrier – Species Sheet – avibase
Eurasian Marsh-harrier – Range and Calls – xeno-canto.org
Additional Material... Eurasian Marsh Harrier - Images - google.ae Eurasian Marsh Harrier - Video - youtube.com Eurasian Marsh-harrier - Datazone - birdlife.org
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Read More »Hen Harrier – Circus cyaneus – or Northern harrier is a migratory Holarctic, medium sized Raptor of the Family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It is widely distributed right across Eurasia from W to Far E. In E Europe to the Far E, it is a Summer Migrant but in W Europe it is a patchwork of Resident and Winter Migrant. In the AWB Region it is a Winter Migrant to parts of the Maghreb, the Nile Delta, the Levant, Turkey, the Caucasus, E Iraq, and W, N & Central Iran.
Type – diurnal-raptor –
Habitat Summer: Varied open upland areas, steppes, grassland, farmland, marshes, bogs, swamps, moorland,
Habitat Summer: nests on the ground, in clumps of vegetation or young conifers, rarely trees
Habitat Winter: Open lowland country, coastal marshes, estuaries, heaths, often roosts with other Raptors
Order..: Accipitriformes
Family.: Accipitridae
Genus..: Circus
Species – Circus cyaneus
Hen Harrier – Species – ebird.org
Hen Harrier – Species sheet – hawkandowl.org
Hen Harrier – Species Sheet – wikipedia.org
Hen Harrier – Species Factsheet – birdlife.org
Hen Harrier – Range & calls – xeno-canto.org
Additional Material…
Hen Harrier – Images – google.ae
Hen Harrier – Video – youtube.com
Hen Harrier – Redlist status – iucnredlist.org
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Read More »Pallid Harrier – Circus macrourus – is a medium sized, migratory Raptor of the Family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. In summer it breeds from Ukraine to NW Mongolia. In winter the Central Asian breeders migrate to the Indian subcontinent, the W Asian and E European birds migrate to sub-Saharan Africa (except for dense forests and arid areas). Across the AWB Region it is largely a bird of passage except from the Sahel southwards where they become winter migrants. There are a number of small isolated areas across the Middle East and the Maghreb where it also appears to overwinter.
Type – diurnal-raptor –
Habitat Summer: Steppes and grassy plains near wetlands, nests on ground or swamps, hidden in vegetation
Habitat Winter: also open country, farmland, open woodland and mountain plateaus,
Order..: Accipitriformes
Family.: Accipitridae
Genus..: Circus
Species – Circus macrourus
Pallid Harrier – Species Factfile – arkive.org
Pallid Harrier – Species Factsheet – birdlife.org
Pallid Harrier – Species sheet – wikipedia.org
Pallid Harrier – Species sheet – europeanraptors.org
Pallid Harrier – Range & calls – xeno-canto.org
Additional Material…
Pallid Harrier – Images – google.ae
Pallid Harrier – Video – youtube.com
Pallid Harrier – Redlist status – iucnredlist.org
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Read More »Montagu’s Harrier – Circus pygargus – is a medium sized migratory Raptor of the Family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It breeds across Eurasia from W Europe to N of Central Mongolia, in the AWB Region it breeds in the Maghreb, Central and E Turkey, S Caucasus and NE Iran. It migrates in winter to the Sahel and Savannah of sub-Saharan Africa and down eastern Africa to Lesotho. Asian birds winter in the Indian sub-continent.
Type – diurnal-raptor –
Habitat Summer: generally lowland, rough grassland, heathland, moorland, young conifer areas, near wetland,
Habitat Nests : in reed beds, in tall vegetation on ground
Habitat Winter: Steppes and Savannahs
Order..: Accipitriformes
Family.: Accipitridae
Genus..: Circus
Species: Circus pygargus
Montagu’s Harrier – Species – ebird.org
Montagu’s Harrier – Species Factsheet – birdlife.org
Montagu’s Harrier – Species sheet – wikipedia.org
Montagu’s Harrier – Species sheet – europeanraptors.org
Montagu’s Harrier – Range & calls – xeno-canto.org
Additional Material…
Montagu’s Harrier – Images – google.ae
Montagu’s Harrier – Video – youtube.com
Montagu’s Harrier – Redlist status – iucnredlist.org/
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Read More »Gabar Goshawk – Micronisus gabar – is a small/medium sized Raptor of the Family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It is resident across sub-Saharan Africa except for dense forests & arid deserts. It is also resident in the SW corner of Arabia.
Type – diurnal-raptor –
Habitat: Dry thorn savannah, semi-arid scrub with scattered trees, wadis
Order..: Accipitriformes
Family.: Accipitridae
Genus..: Micronisus
Species – Micronisus gabar
Gabar Goshawk – Species – ebird.org
Gabar Goshawk – Species Factsheet – birdlife.org
Gabar Goshawk – Species card – oiseaux-birds.com
Gabar Goshawk – Species Sheet – avibase
Gabar Goshawk – Range & calls – xeno-canto.org
Additional Material…
Gabar Goshawk – Images – google.ae
Gabar Goshawk – Video – youtube.com
Gabar Goshawk – Redlist status – iucnredlist.org
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Read More »Northern Goshawk – Accipiter gentilis – is a medium-large raptor of the family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes and the Type – diurnal-raptor. It has a huge range across the Mature Deciduous and Boreal Forests of the Holarctic Zone, where it is largely resident except in the far north where it becomes migratory to more southerly regions. In the AWB Region it is resident in NW Morocco, much of the suitable habitat in Turkey, the Southern Caucasus extending into NE Turkey and NW Iran, Cyprus and The Levant.
Type – diurnal-raptor –
Habitat Summer: Mature deciduous and Coniferous forests, with open spaces, more remote from human activity,
Habitat Nests.: in tall trees, with open spaces, and intermediate canopy, up to mountain forests,
Habitat passage: generally more visibly open spaces
Habitat Winter: lower and warmer remote forest edges
Order..: Accipitriformes
Family.: Accipitridae
Genus..: Accipiter
Species – Accipiter gentilis
Northern Goshawk – Species – ebird.org
Northern Goshawk – Species Sheet – peregrinefund.org
Northern Goshawk – Species Sheet – wikipedia.org
Northern Goshawk – Species Factsheet – birdlife.org
Northern Goshawk – Range & Calls – xeno-canto.org
Additional Material... Northern Goshawk - Images - google.com Northern Goshawk - Videos & Sounds - bbc.co.uk Northern Goshawk - Redlist status - iucnredlist.org
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Read More »African fish eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer – is a large Eagle of the Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It is largely resident throughout sub-Saharan Africa in its appropriate Habitat of large open water wetland. In the AWB Region it is resident from the Sahel southwards, except for Djibouti and most of Somalia, where it occurs only in the far South of the country.
Type - diurnal-raptor - Habitat Resident - All types of large open wetlands that sustain big fish, with adjacent large waterside trees. Habitat Hunting - From prominent perch in large waterside tree sweeps over water and grabs surface fish with its talons Habitat Nest - In large tree close to water, large stick nest added to yearly.
Order..: Accipitriformes
Family.: Accipitridae
Genus..: Haliaeetus
Species – Haliaeetus vocifer
African Fish-Eagle – Species – ebird.org
African Fish-Eagle – Species Factsheet – birdlife.org
African Fish-Eagle – Species Sheet – wikipedia.org
African Fish-Eagle – Species Card – oiseaux-birds.com
African Fish-Eagle – Range & Calls – xeno-canto.org
Additional Material…
African Fish-Eagle – Videos & Facts – .bbc.co.uk
African Fish-Eagle – Images – google.fr
African Fish-Eagle – Redlist Status – iucnredlist.org
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Read More »Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus – is a large Sea-Eagle (Despite its common name) of the Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It is found across Central Asia, and is migratory in its Northern range but South of the Himalayas it becomes resident across the northern Indo-tropic Region. Within the AWB Region it is resident in a small area of Eastern Iran.
Type - diurnal-raptor - Habitat Breeding - Large wetlands, big lakes and rivers in lowland and upland ares Habitat Nesting - Nests in large trees next to water or cliffs in upland regions
Order..: Accipitriformes
Family.: Accipitridae
Genus..: Haliaeetus
Species – Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Species – ebird.org
Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Species Factsheet – birdlife.org
Pallas’s Fish Eagle – Species Sheet – wikipedia.org
Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Species Sheet – eagledirectory.org
Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Range and Calls – xeno-canto.org
Additional Material...
Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Images – google.fr
Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Video – youtube.com
Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Redlist status – iucnredlist.org
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This series of posts will eventually include some information on all the species to be found within the AWB Region, starting with the Accipitridae Family. The main Category classification is the scientific Family name such as Accipitridae and the sub-categories are the English Family Names that make up the total Scientific Family, such as Buzzards or Eagles which form part of the Accipitridae Family. Because the Category tree is only two tier, further groupings will be made by Tags, which will be chosen as necessary to manage additional groupings. In order to view a list of posts in your chosen category, click on the Select Category arrow in the Categories widget that is on the RHS of all the posts.
Please note that the scientific Family posts, eg Accipitridae will only include families and species pertinent to the AWB Region. In addition, two more Categories cards have now been added, these are Accidentals and Vagrants and outline how these topics are treated and need to be read to better understand how the standard AWB Species List is arranged. As the number of species covered is increasing, some amendments need to be made to the Categories used, particularly with respect to the 'warblers' the complication is caused by the fact that there are five scientific Family names with warblers as sub-families, see these following links for details. Categories Warblers+ and Acrocephalidae - reed-warblers+
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