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Meanings of Accipiter nisus in English

Catalan
esparver

Small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa.

esparver
Synonyms
Examples for "sparrow hawk"
Examples for "sparrow hawk"
1
Then we discovered they were being devoured by a beautiful sparrow hawk.
The Irish Times
2
That's the sparrow hawk's cry, but it's a blue jay that made it.
Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3)
3
De Rançun came back with the sparrow hawk, still hooded, on his gloved fist.
The Secret Eleanor
4
Most likely caught and then dropped by a sparrow hawk or loggerhead shrike, thought Raff.
Anthill: a novel
5
Like all hawks, the sparrow hawk is capable of bursts of high speed in flight.
High performance mysql, 2nd edition
Translations for Accipiter nisus
Catalan
esparver