Translingual

Accipiter melanoleucus in flight

Proper noun

Accipiter melanoleucus m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black sparrowhawk.

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