Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Photo © KEC

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Photo © KEC



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

The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), a North American falcon species, is also commonly referred to as a "sparrow hawk".

Sparrowhawk species include:

Source: Wikipedia