Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Summary 2
The Eurasian (or Northern) Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, harriers and other sparrowhawks. Adult male Eurasian Sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females and juveniles are brown above with brown bars below. The male is up to 25 % smaller than the female - the largest difference between the sexes in any bird species.
Fuentes y Créditos
- (c) Jonathan Bliss, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/19726768@N03/3559495057
- (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accipiter_nisus
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