Sparrowhawk (sometimes sparrow hawk) may refer to several species of small hawk in the genus ''
Accipiter
''Accipiter'' is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. With 51 recognized species it is the most diverse genus in its family. Most species are called goshawks or sparrowhawks, although almost all New World species (excepting th ...
''. "Sparrow-hawk" or sparhawk originally referred to ''
Accipiter nisus
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 ...
'', now called "Eurasian" or "northern" sparrowhawk to distinguish it from other species.
The
American kestrel
The American kestrel (''Falco sparverius''), also called the sparrow hawk, is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. It has a roughly two-to-one range in size over subspecies and sex, varying in size from about the weight of ...
(''Falco sparverius''), a North American falcon species, is also commonly referred to as a "sparrow hawk".
Hawk species include:
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