Tiny hawk
| Tiny hawk | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Microspizias |
| Species: | M. superciliosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Microspizias superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Falco superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766 | |
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.