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Eurasian Sparrowhawk(Spioróg)
Accipiter nisus
Birdmediumdiurnal
Identification Tips
- 1Small raptor with short, rounded wings and long tail
- 2Males: blue-grey above, orange-barred below
- 3Females: brown above, brown-barred below, much larger than males
- 4Dashing flight between cover
- 5Bright yellow eyes and long yellow legs
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Description
A small, agile raptor that hunts small birds. Males are blue-grey above with orange-barred underparts; females are larger and browner.
Habitat
woodlandgardenhedgerowfarmland