Common Names
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Common Names in Dutch:
Sperwer
Common Names in English:
Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Northern Sparrow Hawk, Northern Sparrowhawk, Sparrow Hawk, Sparrowhawk
Common Names in French:
Épervier D'europe
Common Names in German:
Sperber
Common Names in Hebrew:
נץ מצוי
Common Names in Italian:
Sparviere
Common Names in Japanese:
ハイタカ
Common Names in Russian:
Perepelyatnik
Common Names in Spanish:
Gavilán Común
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,848 meters (0 to 6,063 feet).Mean = 175.700 meters (576.444 feet), Standard Deviation = 649.250 based on 40 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Birds
- Subclass:
Neornithes
()
- Gadow, 1893
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
()
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Order:
Ciconiiformes
()
- Bonaparte, 1854
- Albatrosses, Alcids
- Suborder:
Ciconii
()
-
- Infraorder:
Falconides
()
- Parvorder:
Accipitrida
()
- Family:
Accipitridae
()
- Vieillot, 1816
- Subfamily:
Accipitrinae
()
- Genus:
Accipiter
()
- Brisson, 1760
- Specific name:
nisus
- Subspecies:
nisus
- Scientific name: - Accipiter nisus nisus
- Subspecies:
nisus
- Specific name:
nisus
- Genus:
Accipiter
(
- Subfamily:
Accipitrinae
(
- Family:
Accipitridae
(
- Parvorder:
Accipitrida
(
- Infraorder:
Falconides
(
- Suborder:
Ciconii
(
- Order:
Ciconiiformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
(
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Accipiter nisus (Linnaeus) 1758
- Accipiter nisus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Similar Species
Members of the genus Accipiter
There are approximately 206 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
A. aequatorialis · A. affinis · A. albogularis (Pied Goshawk) · A. albogularis albogularis · A. albogularis gilvus · A. albogularis woodfordi · A. archboldi · A. badius (Shikra) · A. badius badius · A. badius butleri · A. badius cenchroides · A. badius dussumieri · A. badius kenya · A. badius obsoletus · A. badius poliopsis · A. badius polyzonoides · A. badius sphenurus · A. batesi · A. bicolor (Bicoloured Hawk) · A. bicolor bicolor · A. bicolor chilensis · A. bicolor fidens · A. bicolor guttifer · A. bicolor pileatus · A. brachyurus (New Britain Sparrowhawk) · A. brevipes (Levant Sparrowhawk) · A. buergersi · A. butleri (Nicobar Shikra) · A. butleri butleri · A. castanilius (Chestnut-Flanked Sparrowhawk) · A. chilensis · A. chionogaster · A. cirrhocephalus · A. cirrhocephalus cirrhocephalus · A. cirrocephalus (Collared Sparrowhawk) · A. cirrocephalus cirrocephalus · A. collaris (Semi-Collared Hawk) · A. cooperi · A. cooperii (Cooper's Hawk) · A. dukhunensis · A. efficax · A. eichhorni · A. erythrauchen (Rufous-Necked Sparrowhawk) · A. erythrauchen ceramensis · A. erythronemius · A. erythropus (Red-Thighed Sparrowhawk) · A. erythropus erythropus · A. fasciatus (Brown Goshawk) · A. fasciatus didimus · A. fasciatus fasciatus · A. fasciatus hellmayri · A. fasciatus natalis (Christmas Island Nighthawk) · A. fasciatus polycryptus · A. fasciatus savu · A. fasciatus stresemanni · A. fasciatus tjendanae · A. fasciatus vigilax · A. fasciatus wallacii · A. francesiae (Frances's Sparrowhawk) · A. francesiae pusillus · A. francesii (Anjouan Island Sparrow Hawk) · A. francesii francesii · A. francesii griveaudi · A. francesii pusillus (Anjouan Island Sparrow Hawk) · A. fuscus · A. gentilis (Northern Goshawk) · A. gentilis albidus · A. gentilis apache (Apache Northern Goshawk) · A. gentilis arrigonii · A. gentilis atricapillus (Northern Goshawk) · A. gentilis buteoides · A. gentilis fujiyamae · A. gentilis gallinarum (Northern Goshawk) · A. gentilis gentilis (Northern Goshawk) · A. gentilis kleinschmidti · A. gentilis laingi (Northern Goshawk) · A. gentilis marginatus · A. gentilis schvedowi · A. granti · A. griseiceps (Sulawesi Goshawk) · A. gulais · A. gularis (Asiatic Sparrowhawk) · A. gularis gularis · A. gularis iwasakii · A. gularis sibericus · A. gularis sibiricus · A. gundlachi (Gundlach's Hawk) · A. gundlachi gundlachi · A. gundlachi wileyi · A. gundlachii · A. haplochrous (White-Bellied Goshawk) · A. hawaii · A. henicogrammus (Moluccan Goshawk) · A. henstii (Henst's Goshawk) · A. imitator (Imitator Sparrowhawk) · A. koeneni · A. luteoschistaceus (Slaty-Backed Goshawk) · A. madagascariensis (Madagascar Sparrowhawk) · A. melanochlamys (Black-Mantled Goshawk) · A. melanoleucus (Black Goshawk)
Bibliography
- Dickinson, E. C. (2003a): The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, edition 3rd edition, Christopher Helm, London
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Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed October 02, 2006. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3851500
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 532775
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 613460
