Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Living in woodland and scrub, this is a small species of hawk that specializes in catching birds (often passerines) in flight. Usually flying at a low height, it maneuvers at high speed among trees and bushes, taking its victims off their guard and seizing them after a short, fast chase.
• NliST a loose structure of twigs with a central hollow, lined with finer twigs, placed in a tree.
• DISTRIBUTION Breeds in much of Eurasia and N. Africa. Northern populations winter as far south as N. Africa, N. India, and S. China.
• REMARK Females larger than males.
Mai female has a pale spot on the nape
Plumage Scxes di(Tc|.
Migration part¡a) m¡grant
Family AOCIPITRIDAE
Species Accipiter striatus
long, grasping
large, keen eyes
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