C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Accipitriformes Accipitridae

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

CIOC 2872

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Accipitriformes · Accipitridae

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus).

ATK124

DEF81

XC1041153 · Sonothèque ADVL · CC0 1.0

2799 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 35–41 cm
Body Mass: 220.8 g
Wingspan: 67 cm
Diet: Vertebrates
Migration: Partially migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 124

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 124).

DEF 81

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 81).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

Sonothèque ADVL · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic: widespread Habitat: Forest & Woodland

7 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Accipiter nisus nisus
Europe to sw Siberia and c Asia
Accipiter nisus nisosimilis
nw Siberia to n China and Japan
Accipiter nisus dementjevi
Pamir-Alai to Tien Shan Mts. (c Asia)
Accipiter nisus melaschistos
e Afghanistan to sw China
Accipiter nisus wolterstorffi
Corsica and Sardinia
Accipiter nisus punicus
nw Africa (Morocco to Tunisia)
Accipiter nisus granti
Madeira (w Madeira group) and w, c Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)