Shikra

Accipiter badius

(A. b. cenchroides)

Armenian Name:	Թուրքմենական ճնճղաճուռակ

See Plate 11 for Shikra and other similar species

Resident Status:	Casual
Length:	30-36 cm, Wing Span:60-70 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 40.
Description:	Size, shape, and color pattern similar to Levant Sparrowhawk, but slightly smaller with vertical throat stripe, and blunter less contrasting dark wingtips. Male lighter gray; female darker brown.
Juvenile:	In flight, juvenile shows at least 6 bands on the undertail.
Habitat:	Steppe, farmland.
Food:	Small vertebrates, insects.