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The Eurasian sparrowhawk was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 landmark 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Falco nisus, [6] but moved to its present genus by French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. [7] The current scientific name is derived from the Latin accipiter, meaning 'hawk', and nisus, the sparrowhawk. [8]
The genus name is from Late Latin falco meaning a "falcon". 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.
He placed it with the eagles, hawks and their relatives in the genus Falco and coined the binomial name Falco badius. [2] Gmelin's description was based on the "brown hawk" from Ceylon that had been described and illustrated in 1776 by the English naturalist Peter Brown. [3] The shikra was formerly placed in the large and diverse genus Accipiter.
Hawk in flight. With their broad wingspans and sharp talons, hawks are some of the most regal birds in the skies. But beyond their powerful physical qualities, hawks hold deep spiritual meaning ...
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 ...
The Persian word sīmurğ derives from Middle Persian sēnmurw [6] [7] and earlier sēnmuruγ, also attested in Pazend texts as sīna-mrū.The Middle Persian word comes from Avestan mərəγō Saēnō "the bird Saēna", originally a raptor, likely an eagle, falcon, or sparrowhawk, as can be deduced from the etymological cognate Sanskrit śyenaḥ (श्येनः) raptor, eagle and bird of ...
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.
Country Name of bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref. Afghanistan Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Albania Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Angola Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Yes Anguilla Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita Yes Antigua and Barbuda Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes Argentina Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Yes [8] Aruba "Prikichi" Brown ...