Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk (sometimes sparrow hawk) may refer to several species of small hawk in the genus Accipiter. "Sparrow-hawk" or sparhawk originally referred to Accipiter nisus, now called "Eurasian" or "northern" sparrowhawk to distinguish it from other species.

The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), a North American falcon species, is also commonly referred to as a "sparrow hawk".

Hawk species include:

Common nameLatinOrigin
Chestnut-flanked sparrowhawkA. castaniliusAfrica
Collared sparrowhawkA. cirrocephalusAustralia
Eurasian sparrowhawkA. nisusEurope/Asia
Chinese sparrowhawkA. soloensisAsia
Spot-tailed sparrowhawkA. trinotatusIndonesia
Japanese sparrowhawkA. gularisJapan
Levant sparrowhawkA. brevipesAfrica Europe Asia
Little sparrowhawkA. minullusAfrica
Madagascar sparrowhawkA. madagascariensisMadagascar
New Britain sparrowhawkA. brachyurusPapua New Guinea
Nicobar sparrowhawkA. butleriNicobar Islands
Ovampo sparrowhawkA. ovampensisSub-saharan Africa
Black sparrowhawkA. melanoleucusSub-saharan Africa
Red-thighed sparrowhawkA. erythropusAfrica
Rufous-chested sparrowhawkA. rufiventrisSub-saharan Africa
Rufous-necked sparrowhawkA. erythrauchenMaluku Islands
Slaty-mantled sparrowhawkA. luteoschistaceusPapua New Guinea
Dwarf sparrowhawkA. nanusSulawesi
Vinous-breasted sparrowhawkA. rhodogasterSulawesi
Frances's sparrowhawkA. francesiiMadagascar
Anjouan sparrowhawk, or Ndzuwani goshawkAccipiter francesii pusillusAnjouan
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