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Eurasian sparrowhawk

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The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, also called the northern sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the hawk family Accipitridae found throughout temperate and subtropical regions of the Old World, from Europe and West Asia to Siberia. It shows strong sexual dimorphism: males have slate-grey upperparts and finely red-barred underparts and measure 29 to 34 centimeters long with a 59 to 64 centimeter wingspan, while females are considerably larger, up to 25 percent longer and nearly twice the weight, with dark or greyish-brown upperparts and brown-barred underparts, reaching 35 to 41 centimeters long with a wingspan of 67 to 80 centimeters. Northern populations migrate south for winter while southern populations remain resident. The species is a specialized predator of woodland birds, succeeding in only about 10 percent of its hunting attempts, with males typically taking smaller birds such as tits and finches and females larger prey such as thrushes and starlings; it nearly went extinct in parts of its range in the mid-20th century due to pesticides but recovered after bans in the 1970s and is now listed as Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Natural Pest Control 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Accipiter nisus 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Accipiter, Taxa
Source Eurasian sparrowhawk (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Accipiter nisus (Animal Diversity Web)
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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Eurasian sparrowhawk (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution and habitat section
    Although global population trends have not been analysed, numbers seem to be stable, so it has been classified as being of least concern by IUCN.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Accipiter nisus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
    preys on small mammals that are sometimes harmful to agriculture.
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix II
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes forest forest scrub forest scrub forest
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4. Eurasian sparrowhawk (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25380 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q25380 (P1034 main food source): bird
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): bird.
  • Wikidata Q25380 (P1034 main food source): insect
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): insect.
  • Child Taxon Of: Accipiter, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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