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Gavilan Wash
Gavilán, meaning sparrowhawk in Spanish, may refer to: People * Antonio Lara de Gavilán (1896–1978), Spanish graphic artist, editorial cartoonist and author of comic * Diego Gavilán (born 1980), Paraguayan football player * Giuliana Gavilan (born 1996), Argentine handball player * Jaime Gavilán (born 1985), Spanish football player * Kid Gavilán (1926–2003), Cuban former welterweight boxer * Marcelino Gavilán (1909–1999), Spanish horse rider Places * Galivan, California, United States * Gavilan Hills, a range in the Temescal Mountains in Riverside County, California * Gavilán Peak, now called Fremont Peak, in the Gavilan Hills * Gavilan Peak (other), a hill near Anthem, Arizona, north of Phoenix * Gavilan Plateau, in the Temescal Mountains Other uses * ''Gavilan'' (TV series), a 1982 TV series * Gavilan College, a community college located in Gilroy, California * Gavilán G358, a Colombian light utility transport aircraft of the 1990s * Gavilan SC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
The Eurasian sparrowhawk (''Accipiter nisus''), also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females and juveniles are brown above with brown barring below. The female is up to 25% larger than the male – one of the greatest size differences between the sexes in any bird species. Though it is a predator which specialises in catching woodland birds, the Eurasian sparrowhawk can be found in any habitat and often hunts garden birds in towns and cities. Males tend to take smaller birds, including tits, finches, and sparrows; females catch primarily thrushes and starlings, but are capable of killing birds weighing or more. The Eurasian sparrowhawk is found throughout the temperate and subtropical parts of the Old World; while birds from the northern parts of the range migrate south for winter, their southern counterp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
