Translingual

Accipiter nisus in flight

Proper noun

Accipiter nisus m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Eurasian sparrowhawk, sparrowhawk, or sparhawk.

Synonyms

• (species): Falco nisus

Hypernyms

• (species): Accipitridae - family; Accipitrinae - subfamily; Accipiter - genus

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276