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The Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), ... [65] and later a small cannon, was named after the male Eurasian sparrowhawk because of its size. [102]
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)
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.
The Accipitridae are a diverse family with a great deal of variation in size and shape. They range in size from the tiny pearl kite ( Gampsonyx swainsonii ) and little sparrowhawk ( Accipiter minullus ), both of which are 23 cm (9 in) in length and weigh about 85 g (3 oz), to the cinereous vulture ( Aegypius monachus ), which measures up to 120 ...
Formerly called "sparrowhawk", a misnomer as it is a true falcon and is unrelated genetically to the Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus. [citation needed] It has a roughly two-to-one range in size over subspecies and sex, varying in size from about the weight of a blue jay to a mourning dove. It also ranges to South America and is a well ...
Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus; Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis (A) ... In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Old World parrots ...
The Eurasian sparrowhawk is a widespread predator A sick and dying individual, apathetic and unresponsive to touch. Predators of the Eurasian tree sparrow include a variety of accipiters, falcons and owls, such as the Eurasian sparrowhawk, [48] common kestrel, [52] little owl, [53] [54] and sometimes long-eared owl and white stork.
The shikra is very similar in appearance, as well as behavior, at least to some degree, to other species including the Chinese sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza soloensis, formerly Accipiter soloensis), Eurasian goshawk (Astur gentilis) and Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus).