Shikra

A common, widespread resident across Asia and Africa. Adult males have a reddish iris, blue gray upperparts and fine brownish-orange barring on underparts. Females have a yellowish iris and brownish gray upperparts. Both have narrow dark barring on the tail. Juveniles are browner with a prominent moustachial stripe and streaked underparts. It hunts for a wide variety of prey in woodland, savannah, and even suburban gardens, dashing out from perches within vegetation to grab its prey.

Birds of Pray of Sri Lanka | AmazingLanka.com The shikra (Accipiter badius) is a common bird in Sri Lanka that can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, plantations, gardens, and towns.

In Sri Lanka, a Shikra's diet primarily consists of lizards, small birds, insects, rodents, and occasionally small snakes; essentially, a variety of small reptiles, birds, and mammals, which it hunts by perching and then swooping down to catch its prey.