Accipiter nisus
Translingual
Accipiter nisus in flight
Etymology
From Latin accipiter (“hawk”) and from Ancient Greek νῖσος (nîsos).
Proper noun
- A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – 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
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