Meanings
plural sharp-shinned hawks
- Accipiter striatus, the smallest hawk to reside in USA and Canada, which preys on songbirds.
However, there are certain species of hawks which are to be feared; these are the Cooper's hawk and the sharp-shinned hawk, the first being very destructive to poultry and the latter killing many wild birds.
1911, Anna Botsford Comstock, Handbook of Nature Study, 24th edition, published 1939, page 105Synonyms: Accipiter velox, sharpie, chickenhawk
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAccipiter striatus, the smallest hawk to reside in USA and Canada, which preys on songbirds.
Translations
Finnish amerikanvarpushaukka
- amerikanvarpushaukkaa small hawk
French épervier brun
- épervier bruna small hawk
German Eckschwanzsperber
- Eckschwanzsperbera small hawk
Hungarian csíkos karvaly
- csíkos karvalya small hawk
Japanese アシボソハイタカ
- アシボソハイタカa small hawk
Norwegian tverrhalehauk
- tverrhalehauka small hawk
Swedish amerikansk sparvhök
- amerikansk sparvhöka small hawk
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