sparrow hawk

See also: sparrowhawk

English

Alternative forms

• sparrow-hawk, sparrowhawk

sparrow hawk
American kestrel

Noun

sparrow hawk (plural sparrow hawks)

1. A small falcon, Falco sparverius, the American kestrel or American sparrowhawk, that preys on grasshoppers and small animals, which is found in North and South America.
2. Alternative form of sparrowhawk Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.

Eurasian sparrow hawk

Translations

Accipiter nisus — see Eurasian sparrowhawk

Falco sparverius — see American kestrel

Further reading

• Sparrow hawk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Eurasian sparrowhawk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• American kestrel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Accipiter nisus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Falco sparverius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Accipiter nisus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Falco sparverius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “sparrow hawk”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.