Burung pemangsa (Birds of Prey)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Smaller, faster cousin of the Cooper's. The accipiter that fits through a hedge.
- Populasi
- Approximately 1,000,000 individuals
- Habitat
- Coniferous and mixed deciduous forests, woodland edges and thickets; also uses suburban and agricultural areas near bird feeders
- Fakta menarik
- Sharp-shinned Hawks are the smallest hawks in North America and show marked reversed sexual size dimorphism, with females noticeably larger than males; during fall migration, dozens to hundreds can stream past coastal points and mountain ridge hawk-watch sites in a single day.
- Sebaran
- North America (Alaska/Canada south through the US and Mexico) through Central America, the Greater Antilles, and South America to northern Argentina; northern populations migratory, southern populations largely resident
- Makanan
- Primarily small songbirds (sparrow- to robin-sized, e.g. sparrows, warblers, finches, wrens, nuthatches, thrushes), occasionally larger prey up to quail/ruffed-grouse size; also takes small mammals, bats, lizards, frogs, snakes, and large insects
- Ukuran
- 0,3 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,55 m
- Masa hidup
- 5 tahun
