Accipiter nisus

Translingual

Accipiter nisus in flight

Etymology

From Latin accipiter (“hawk”) and from Ancient Greek νῖσος (nîsos).

Proper noun

Accipiter nisus m

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Eurasian sparrowhawk, sparrowhawk, or sparhawk.

Synonyms

(species): Falco nisus

Hypernyms

(species): Accipitridae - family; Accipitrinae - subfamily; Accipiter - genus

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Eurasian sparrowhawk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Accipiter nisus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Accipiter nisus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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