---
title: "Gavilán chico"
description: "Tachyspiza minulla — Aves. The little sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza minulla) is a species of Afrotropical bird of prey in the family Accipitridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/little-sparrowhawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gavilán chico

> Tachyspiza minulla — Aves. The little sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza minulla) is a species of Afrotropical bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

- Scientific name: *Tachyspiza minulla*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 821
- iNaturalist taxon: [1582755](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1582755)

## Names

- en: Little Sparrowhawk
- de: Zwergsperber
- es: Gavilán chico
- fr: Épervier minule

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (453), BW (68), ZW (40), ZM (38), NA (37), KE (33), TZ (22), MW (18), UG (12), MZ (7), SZ (6), AO (5)

## Summary

The little sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza minulla) is a species of Afrotropical bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. It is the smallest member of the genus Tachyspiza and forms a superspecies with the red-thighed sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza erythropus).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_sparrowhawk

## Photo

![Gavilán chico](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/little-sparrowhawk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jonathan Whitaker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69815758

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/little-sparrowhawk?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).