sparrow hawk
Meaning
- The American kestrel or American sparrowhawk (Falco sparverius), a small falcon found in North and South America that preys on grasshoppers and small animals.
- (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of sparrowhawk; the Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), a small, short-winged European hawk and other similar Old World hawks in the subfamily Accipitrinae, that prey on smaller birds.
Synonyms
Falco sparverius
Accipiter nisus
Eurasian sparrow hawk
sparrow-hawk
american kestrel
Sperber
gavilán
épervier
esparver
sparviero
sperwer
Falco sparverius
bayağı atmaca
esparvièr
ξεφτέρι
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