Accipiter nisus
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TranslingualEdit
Accipiter nisus in flight
EtymologyEdit
From Latin accipiter (“hawk”) and from Ancient Greek νῖσος (nîsos).
Proper nounEdit
- A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Eurasian sparrowhawk, sparrowhawk, or sparhawk.
SynonymsEdit
- (species): Falco nisus
HypernymsEdit
- (species): Accipitridae - family; Accipitrinae - subfamily; Accipiter - genus
ReferencesEdit
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further readingEdit
- Eurasian sparrowhawk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Accipiter nisus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Accipiter nisus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons