Eurasian sparrowhawk

noun

A bird of the species Accipiter nisus, breeding and resident in temperate and subarctic Eurasia and north Africa, migrating to subtropical Eurasia and Africa.

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northern sparrowhawksparrowhawk
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Meanings

nounEurasian sparrowhawk (plural Eurasian sparrowhawks)

plural Eurasian sparrowhawks

  1. A bird of the species Accipiter nisus, breeding and resident in temperate and subarctic Eurasia and north Africa, migrating to subtropical Eurasia and Africa.

    Synonyms: northern sparrowhawk, sparrowhawk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bird of the species Accipiter nisus, breeding and resident in temperate and subarctic Eurasia and north Africa, migrating to subtropical Eurasia and Africa.

Similar
northern sparrowhawksparrowhawk

Translations

Ancient Greek ὀξύπτερος
  • ὀξύπτερος (oxúpteros)Accipiter nisus
Arabic بَاشِق
  • بَاشِق (bāšiq)Accipiter nisus
Bulgarian ястреб врабчар
  • ястреб врабчар (jastreb vrabčar)Accipiter nisus
Catalan esparver
  • esparverAccipiter nisus
Chinese Mandarin 雀鷹 /雀鹰
  • 雀鷹 /雀鹰 (quèyīng)Accipiter nisus
Czech krahujec obecný
  • krahujec obecnýAccipiter nisus
Danish spurvehøg
  • spurvehøgAccipiter nisus
Dutch sperwer
  • sperwerAccipiter nisus
Esperanto nizo
  • nizoAccipiter nisus
Estonian raudkull
  • raudkullAccipiter nisus
Finnish varpushaukka
  • varpushaukkaAccipiter nisus
French épervier, épervier d'Europe
  • épervierAccipiter nisus
  • épervier d'EuropeAccipiter nisus
German Sperber
  • SperberAccipiter nisus
Greek ξεφτέρι
  • ξεφτέρι (xeftéri)Accipiter nisus
Hungarian karvaly
  • karvalyAccipiter nisus
Icelandic sparrhaukur
  • sparrhaukurAccipiter nisus
Irish spioróg, ruán aille
  • spiorógAccipiter nisus
  • ruán ailleAccipiter nisus
  • speirsheabhacAccipiter nisus
Italian sparviero
  • sparvieroAccipiter nisus
Japanese 鷂
  • 鷂Accipiter nisus
Korean 새매
  • 새매 (saemae)Accipiter nisus
Latin accipiter, spervarius
  • accipiterAccipiter nisus
  • spervariusAccipiter nisus
  • sparvariusAccipiter nisus
Latvian zvirbuļu vanags
  • zvirbuļu vanagsAccipiter nisus
Lithuanian paukštvanagis
  • paukštvanagisAccipiter nisus
Norwegian spurvehauk
  • spurvehaukAccipiter nisus
Persian باشه, قرقی
  • باشه (bâše)Accipiter nisus
  • قرقی (qerqi)Accipiter nisus
Polish krogulec
  • krogulecAccipiter nisus
Portuguese gavião
  • gaviãoAccipiter nisus
Romanian uliu păsărar
  • uliu păsărarAccipiter nisus
Russian перепеля́тник
  • перепеля́тник (perepeljátnik)Accipiter nisus
Scottish Gaelic speireag
  • speireagAccipiter nisus
Slovak jastrab krahulec
  • jastrab krahulecAccipiter nisus
Spanish gavilán
  • gavilánAccipiter nisus
Swedish sparvhök
  • sparvhökAccipiter nisus
Turkish bayağı atmaca
  • bayağı atmacaAccipiter nisus
Ukrainian перепеля́тник
  • перепеля́тник (perepeljátnyk)Accipiter nisus
Vietnamese bồ cắt, cắt hỏa mai
  • bồ cắtAccipiter nisus
  • cắt hỏa maiAccipiter nisus
Welsh gwalch glas
  • gwalch glasAccipiter nisus
Cite this entry
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Eurasian sparrowhawk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurasian%20sparrowhawk

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