Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) - HBW 2, p. 158
French: Épervier d'Europe
German: Sperber
Spanish: Gavilán Común
Taxonomy: Falco Nisus Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Sometimes considered to include A. rufiventris. Forms superspecies with A. madagascariensis, A. rufiventris and perhaps the A. striatus complex. Birds from mountains of C Asia (Tien Shan) sometimes separated in race dementjevi; many other dubious races described. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nisus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Europe and Asia Minor E to W Siberia; winters S to NE Africa and Middle East.
- nisosimilis (Tickell, 1833) - C & E Asia; winters S to India, Sri Lanka and Indochina.
- melaschistos Hume, 1869 - Himalayas and mountains of C Asia.
- nisus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Europe and Asia Minor E to W Siberia; winters S to NE Africa and Middle East.
- nisosimilis (Tickell, 1833) - C & E Asia; winters S to India, Sri Lanka and Indochina.
- melaschistos Hume, 1869 - Himalayas and mountains of C Asia.
- wolterstorffi Kleinschmidt, 1901 - Corsica and Sardinia.
- granti Sharpe, 1890 - Madeira and Canary Is.
- punicus Erlanger, 1897 - NW Africa, from Morocco to Tunisia.
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A juvenile female feeding on a Collared Dove Locality Northamptonshire, England, Great Britain (ssp nisus)
Dave Jackson 31 August 2000 5 years ago 25 sec 4.8 -
a second calandar year female in the garden watching for prey Locality De Glind, Barneveld, Gelderland Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Wout van den Brink 1 April 2007 3 years ago 16 sec 4.8 -
A female eating a prey then copulating Locality Sceaux, Île-de-France, France
Robert Mouchard 14 April 2012 24 weeks ago 2 min 42 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of a juvenile. Locality Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain
Javier Ortas 9 August 2006 4 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
A nest with chicks and an adult arriving and perching next to it; the mate can be heard calling in the background. Locality Ussuriysk Reserve, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp nisosimilis)
Josep del Hoyo 6 June 2009 3 years ago 53 sec 4.4 -
an adult female loses her prey by the attack of an eurasian buzzard Locality De Glind, Barneveld, Gelderland Province, Netherlands
Wout van den Brink 10 August 2010 2 years ago 32 sec 4.2 -
A close-up of two chicks at the nest Locality Ayllón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Javier Ortas 31 July 2006 4 years ago 31 sec 4.2 -
An immature female perched and preening Locality Frodsham Marsh, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (ssp nisus)
Greg Baker 16 September 2006 1 year ago 58 sec 4.2 -
14 days old chicks at the nest Locality Bærum, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 14 June 2006 5 years ago 21 sec 4.1 -
A female on a tree Locality Álava, Basque Country, Spain
Javier Ortas 16 February 2010 3 years ago 31 sec 4 -
A ventral then lateral view of a female tearing up prey for chicks, one on right hand side of nest. Locality Leicestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp nisus)
Mark Andrews 1 June 2009 3 years ago 2 min 6 sec 4 -
Closeup of a 3cy female watching her nest from nearby trees with background noise of someone cutting grass. Locality Leicestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp nisus)
Mark Andrews 2 July 2009 3 years ago 27 sec 4 -
A second calendar year female plucking its prey Locality Oslo, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 8 April 2006 5 years ago 46 sec 3.9 -
A juvenile female recently fledged Locality Oslo, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 11 July 2005 5 years ago 12 sec 3.9 -
an adult female looking for a prey Locality De Glind, Barneveld, Gelderland Province, Netherlands
Wout van den Brink 16 December 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 3.8 -
A female looking for small birds on the top of a garden shelter Locality Rambouillet Forest, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Alain Beaufils 11 September 2012 11 weeks ago 32 sec 3.8 -
Chicks in a nest fed by a female Locality Sceaux, Île-de-France, France
Robert Mouchard 1 year ago 2 min 9 sec 3.8 -
a second calendar year female watching fot pray. Locality De Glind, Barneveld, Gelderland Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Wout van den Brink 1 March 2007 3 years ago 23 sec 3.8 -
An adult eating a prey in a nest Locality Sceaux, Île-de-France, France
Robert Mouchard 11 July 2010 1 year ago 1 min 16 sec 3.6 -
Three weeks old chicks at nest, calling for food, and a female calling in the background Locality Bærum, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 1 July 2005 5 years ago 29 sec 3.6 -
A dorsal view of a 2 cy male preening Locality Lindoya Island, Oslo Fjord, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 6 March 2011 1 year ago 24 sec 3.5 -
A 2 cy male lokking for Goldfinch, then continuing its toilet Locality Linderud Gård, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 14 February 2013 14 weeks ago 29 sec 3.4 -
A 2 cy male using oil from its uropygial gland to preening its selv Locality Linderud Gård, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 14 February 2013 14 weeks ago 27 sec 3.4 -
A female calling Locality Oslo Fjord, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 30 June 2007 4 years ago 8 sec 3.4 -
A second calendar year female watching for prey Locality Bærum, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 11 July 2005 5 years ago 27 sec 3.3 -
A 2 cy male preening, then saking its body and stretching its tail and wings, Greenfinch and Goldfinch calls in the background Locality Linderud Gård, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 14 February 2013 14 weeks ago 25 sec 3.2 -
A 2 cy male stretching its tail and wings to get them dry Locality Linderud Gård, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 14 February 2013 14 weeks ago 14 sec 3.2 -
A 2 cy male preening Locality Linderud Gård, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 14 February 2013 14 weeks ago 16 sec 3.2 -
a juvenile on a branch (the juvenile stood just near the nest where an adult ate a prey the same day, and where it was probably Locality Sceaux, Île-de-France, France
Robert Mouchard 11 July 2010 1 year ago 39 sec 3.2 -
A bird soaring. Locality Masinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp nisosimilis)
Josep del Hoyo 10 December 2009 3 years ago 14 sec 3.2 -
Adult female watching over her nest, road traffic noise in background. Locality Aylestone Meadows, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp nisus)
Mark Andrews 1 July 2009 3 years ago 2 min 20 sec 3.2 -
A close-up of a second calendar year male Locality Oslo, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 13 February 2006 5 years ago 19 sec 3.2 -
A second calendar year male watching for prey Locality Oslo, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 13 February 2006 5 years ago 48 sec 3.2 -
A second calendar year female at nest, incubating Locality Bærum, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 14 June 2006 5 years ago 17 sec 3.2 -
A second calendar year female at nest, preening Locality Bærum, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 14 June 2006 5 years ago 10 sec 3.1 -
A dorsal view of a 2 cy male, the hawk was attempting to catch small birds near the ground, its flight ending in the snow and th Locality Linderud Gård, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 14 February 2013 14 weeks ago 12 sec 3 -
A perched female looking around and flying away. Locality Perdiguera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp nisus)
Jesús Laborda 30 January 2012 1 year ago 21 sec 3 -
An adult female Locality Gressholmen Island, Oslo Fjord, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 16 January 2010 2 years ago 6 sec 3 -
A bird (probably female)sitting on the nest. Locality Borsbeek, Antwerp Province, Belgium
Jeremiusz Trzaska 23 May 2009 3 years ago 26 sec 3 -
A male bird circeling over. Locality Dronten, Flevoland Province, Netherlands
Yoel Jimenez 12 April 2011 2 years ago 14 sec 2.8 -
A bird in a bush, then flying away Locality Missour, Fès-Boulemane Region, Morocco (ssp punicus)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2007 5 years ago 31 sec 2.6 -
A second calendar year male showing its back Locality Oslo, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 13 February 2006 5 years ago 18 sec 2.6 -
A second calendar year female standing on the nest, stretching one leg and scratching its head Locality Bærum, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp nisus)
Eric Roualet 14 June 2006 5 years ago 47 sec 2.3 -
A female preening in the nest Locality Sceaux, Île-de-France, France
Robert Mouchard 30 June 2007 3 years ago 28 sec 2.3 -
An adult female on rocks Locality Mizen Head, Mizen Peninsula, County Cork, Ireland (ssp nisus)
Richard Johnson 22 September 2004 6 years ago 19 sec 2.2
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