Accipiter nisus

Translingual

Accipiter nisus in flight

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Accipiter nisus m

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

Synonyms

• (species): Falco nisus

Hypernyms

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

References

• Accipiter nisus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Accipiter nisus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Accipiter nisus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Audio recordings of Accipiter nisus on Xeno-canto.
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN