Birds of Prey / Shikra - (Accipiter badius)


Shikra is small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the little banded goshawk. The African forms may represent a separate species but have usually been considered as subspecies of the shikra.


Size: 2987px × 2416px
Location: Harda, Madhya Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Prakash Chandra / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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