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  2. American kestrel - Wikipedia

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    The specific epithet sparverius is Medieval Latin for a "sparrowhawk". [8] Until the sixth edition of the AOU Checklist of North American Birds was published by the American Ornithologists' Union in 1983, the most commonly used name for the American kestrel was the sparrow hawk.

  3. Eurasian sparrowhawk - Wikipedia

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    The Eurasian sparrowhawk's hunting behaviour has brought it into conflict with humans for hundreds of years, particularly racing pigeon owners and people rearing poultry and gamebirds. It has also been blamed for decreases in passerine populations. Studies of racing- pigeon deaths found that Eurasian sparrowhawks were responsible for less than 1%.

  4. Black sparrowhawk - Wikipedia

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    The black sparrowhawk is one of the world's largest hawks, only the Henst's, Meyer's and Eurasian goshawk can match or exceed its size. As is common in the genus Astur, male black sparrowhawks are smaller than females. Typically the weights of males lie between 450 and 650 g (0.99 and 1.43 lb) while that of females lies in the 750 to 1,020 g (1 ...

  5. Accipiter - Wikipedia

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    Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Madagascar sparrowhawk. Accipiter madagascariensis (Smith, 1834) Madagascar Size: Habitat: Diet: NT 3,300–6,700 [10] Ovambo sparrowhawk. Accipiter ovampensis Gurney, 1875: Sub-Saharan Africa: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC [11] Eurasian sparrowhawk. Accipiter nisus (Linnaeus, 1758)

  6. Sparrowhawk - Wikipedia

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    Sparrowhawk (sometimes sparrow hawk) may refer to several species of small hawk in the subfamily Accipitrinae. "Sparrow-hawk" or sparhawk originally referred to Accipiter nisus , now called "Eurasian" or "northern" sparrowhawk to distinguish it from other species.

  7. Levant sparrowhawk - Wikipedia

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    The Levant sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza brevipes) is a small bird of prey. It measures 32–38 cm (13–15 in) in length with a wingspan of 65–75 cm (26–30 in). The female is larger than the male, but the difference is not as marked as with Eurasian sparrowhawk. The adult male is blue-grey above, with dark wingtips, and barred reddish below.

  8. Besra - Wikipedia

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    The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ταχυς (takhus) meaning "fast" with σπιζιας (spizias) meaning "hawk". [8] The English "besra" is from the Hindi word Besrā for a female besra. [9] Ten subspecies are recognised: [7] T. v. affinis (Hodgson, 1836) – west Himalayas to central China and Indochina; T. v. fuscipectus (Mees, 1970 ...

  9. Collared sparrowhawk - Wikipedia

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    The clutch size is usually three or four eggs, ranging from two to five. Incubation takes 35 days, and the nesting period is about 28–33 days. [10] The period of dependence after fledging lasts up to 6 weeks, after which young disperse. Sexual maturity is reached at one year, with birds sometimes breeding in juvenile plumage. [10]