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The Besra (Accipiter virgatus), is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. The besra is a widespread resident breeder in dense forests throughout southern Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent eastwards across Southeast Asia and into East Asia. It nests in trees, building a new nest each year. It lays 2 to 5 eggs. The prey is lizards, dragonflies, and small birds and mammals.

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rdfs:label	Besra
rdfs:comment	The Besra (Accipiter virgatus), is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. The besra is a widespread resident breeder in dense forests throughout southern Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent eastwards across Southeast Asia and into East Asia. It nests in trees, building a new nest each year. It lays 2 to 5 eggs. The prey is lizards, dragonflies, and small birds and mammals.
sameAs	dbr:Besra
dcterms:subject	Least Concern Species Animalia Accipitriformes Chordata Accipitridae Birds of Pakistan Birds of Indonesia Aves Birds of India Accipitrinae Accipiter Birds of Nepal Birds of the Philippines Birds of China Animals Described in 1822
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Status	Least Concern
Name	Besra
Caption	Male
imagewidth	230(xsd:integer)
Species	Accipiter virgatus
Genus	Accipiter
Class	Aves
Family	Accipitridae
Order	Accipitriformes
Phylum	Chordata
Location	southern Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent eastwards across Southeast Asia and into East Asia.
abstract	The Besra (Accipiter virgatus), is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. The besra is a widespread resident breeder in dense forests throughout southern Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent eastwards across Southeast Asia and into East Asia. It nests in trees, building a new nest each year. It lays 2 to 5 eggs. This bird is a medium-sized raptor (29 to 36 cm) with short broad wings and a long tail, both adaptations to fast manoeuvring. The normal flight of this species is a characteristic "flap–flap–glide", and the barred underwings are a distinction from the shikra (Accipiter badius). This species is like a darker version of the widespread shikra, but all plumages have a dark vertical throat stripe. The adult male besra has dark blue-grey upperparts, and is white, barred reddish below. The larger female is browner above than the male. The juvenile is dark brown above and white, barred with brown below. It has a barred tail. In winter, the besra will emerge into more open woodland including savannah and cultivation. Its hunting technique is similar to other small hawks such as the sparrowhawk and the sharp-shinned hawk, relying on surprise as it flies from a hidden perch or flicks over a bush to catch its prey unaware. The prey is lizards, dragonflies, and small birds and mammals.

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