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Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Size
- 55–80 cm (wingspan)
- Weight
- 110–340 g
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Lifespan
- 2–4 yrs
- Habitat
- Woodland, Farmland, Gardens
About
The Eurasian sparrowhawk, also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females and juveniles are brown above with brown barring below. The female is up to 25% larger than the male – one of the greatest size differences between the sexes in any bird species.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.