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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]
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.
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)
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 ...
Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus; Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis; Red kite, ... In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Old World ...
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).
[12] [243] Per the IUCN, the global population of Eurasian and American goshawk is estimated to consist of 1 million to nearly 2.5 million birds, making this one of the most numerous species complex in its diverse family (the red-tailed hawk and black kite both may have a similar global population size, whereas the Eurasian sparrowhawk and ...
American kestrel or "sparrow hawk" Falco sparverius: Central and western Alaska across northern Canada to Nova Scotia, and south throughout North America, into central Mexico and the Caribbean. Aplomado falcon: Falco femoralis: Northern Mexico and Trinidad locally to southern South America. Merlin or "pigeon hawk" Falco columbarius