Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus - Épervier d'Europe

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Accipitridés
Genus
:
Accipiter
Species
:
nisus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 38 cm
Wingspan
: 60 à 75 cm.
Weight
: 185 à 350 g

Longevity

16 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

Accipiter nisus nisus (Europe to sw Siberia and c Asia)
Accipiter nisus nisosimilis (nw Siberia to n China and Japan)
Accipiter nisus dementjevi (Pamir-Alai to Tien Shan Mts. c Asia.)
Accipiter nisus melaschistos (e Afghanistan to sw China)
Accipiter nisus wolterstorffi (Corsica and Sardinia)
Accipiter nisus punicus (nw Africa)
Accipiter nisus granti (Madeira and Canary Is.)

Foreign names

Épervier d'Europe,
Gavilán común,
gavião-eurasiático,
Sperber,
karvaly,
Sperwer,
Sparviere,
sparvhök,
Spurvehauk,
jastrab krahulec,
krahujec obecný,
Spurvehøg,
varpushaukka,
esparver comú,
Sparrhaukur,
krogulec (zwyczajny),
zvirbuļu vanags,
skobec,
Перепелятник,
ハイタカ,
雀鹰,
เหยี่ยวนกกระจอกใหญ่,
北雀鷹〔雀鷹〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Illustration

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Sources of information

IOC World Bird List (v12.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2022.

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