Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Accipiter nisus – also known traditionally as the sparrowhawk, is a small Raptor of the Family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It has a huge range right across Eurasia being resident in Western Europe and a summer migrant in N Eurasia. In the AWB Region it is resident in the Maghreb, coastal Turkey, the S Caucasus and S Caspian. Elsewhere it is a winter migrant south to Cyprus, the Fertile Crescent, S Iran, Arabian Gulf and Red Sea coasts of Arabia, and NE Africa.
Type – diurnal-raptor –
Habitat Summer: various woodlands, wooded edges, open country with scattered trees, urban parks and gardens
Habitat Nests.: in trees, in North Asia hunts up to the tree-line
Habitat Winter or passage: any habitat
Order..: Accipitriformes
Family.: Accipitridae
Genus..: Accipiter
Species – Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Species – ebird.org
Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Species Factsheet – birdlife.org
Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Species sheet – wikipedia.org
Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Species card – oiseaux-birds.com
Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Range & calls – xeno-canto.org
Additional Material... Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Images - google.ae Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Video - youtube.com Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Redlist status - ucnredlist.org
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