Shikra - Accipiter badius sphenurus
The Gambia - November 2018
The Shikra is a species of Africa and Asia (the African birds are sometimes considered a separate species). There are six subspecies which are currently recognized. This subspecies is found from Senegambia in the west to southwestern Arabia south to Tanzania in the east. The video framegrabs shown here are from a recording made in The Gambia during November 2018 - video link.
