Eurasian Sparrowhawk bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsEuropean Sparrow Hawk, European Sparrowhawk, Sparrow hawk, Common Sparrowhawk, Northern Sparrow Hawk, eurasian sparrow hawk, Northern Sparrowhawk, Sparrowhawk
Old latin name for birdFalco nisus
OrderHawks and relatives / Accipitriformes
FamilyKites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae
GenusAccipiter
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregionwidespread
Non breeding regionOR, ne AF

Eurasian Sparrowhawk bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Bernard BOUSQUET
    France
  • 2.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Spain
  • 3.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Spain
  • 4.
    Call juvenile, © Peter Boesman
    Belgium
  • 5.
    Call juvenile, © Peter Boesman
    Belgium
  • 6.
    Alarm call, © Patrik Åberg
    Sweden
  • 7.
    Detress call, alarm call, © Alain Malengreau
    Georgia
  • 8.
    Alarm call, © Patrik Åberg
    Sweden
  • 9.
    Call, © Timo Tschentscher
    Germany
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Eurasian Sparrowhawk subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Accipiter nisus dementjeviPamir-Alai to Tien Shan Mts. (c Asia)-No
Accipiter nisus grantiMadeira (w Madeira group) and w, c Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)-No
Accipiter nisus melaschistose Afghanistan to sw China-No
Accipiter nisus nisosimilisnw Siberia to n China and Japansw, c, e AsiaNo
Accipiter nisus nisusEurope to sw Siberia and c Asiato ne Africa and sw AsiaNo
Accipiter nisus punicusnw Africa-No
Accipiter nisus wolterstorffiCorsica and Sardinia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаЧахьшь, аЧарыхьшь
AfrikaansEurasiese sperwer
Albaniangjeraqina e shkurtës, Gjeraqina e shkurtes
Arabicالباشق الباشق, الباشق, باشق اوراسي
ArmenianԼորաճուռակ, [Lorachurak ]
AzerbaijaniKiçik qırğı, Bildirçinçalan, Xırdı qırğı
Bashkirҡарсаға, кыйғыр, ваҡ ҡарсыға, бүҙәнә ҡарсығаһы, ҡарсыға
Basquegabirai, Gabirai arrunta, Esparver vulgar
BelarusianШуляк-карагольчык, pierapiołačnik, перапёлачнік
Bengaliিআিঈময঱ীয় চড়ুিআচ঱কময, ইউরেশীয় চড়ুইশিকরে
BretonSparfell glas, Ar sparfell c'hlas, sparfell c'hlas
Bulgarianmal"k jastreb, Малък ястреб
Catalanesparver comú, Esparver vulgar, esparver
Chinese鸱, 雀鹰, 细胸, [yao-ying], [bei que-ying], 鹞, 鹞鹰, 雀鷹, [yao], [lai-jiu], 鹞子, 来鸠, 老鹞鹰, 北雀鷹, 爽鸠, 雀 鹰, [lao yao-ying], [que-ying], 朵子, 老鹰, [chi], [xi-xioong], 摩鹰
Chinese (Traditional)鷂, 北雀鷹〔雀鷹〕, 雀鷹, 北雀鷹, 朵子, 細胸, 鷂子, 鷂鷹, 鴟, 來鳩, 老鷹, 摩鷹, 老鷂鷹, 爽鳩
Chuvashпĕчĕк хурчка, салакайăк хурчки, çерçи хурчки, кайăк хурчки
Cornishsparrhok, Sparhok
Croatiankobac
Czechkrahujec, krahujec obecný
DanishSpurvehøg
DutchSperwer
EsperantoNizo
Estonianraudkull
Faroesespurvaheykur
Finnishvarpushaukka
FrenchAutour des palombes, Épervier d’Europe, Epervier d'Europe, Épervier d'Europe, epervier
Frisiansparwer
GalicianGavián, Gabián, Esparver vulgar, Gabián común
Georgianმიმინო
GermanSperber
Greekξεφτέρι, Τζικλοσιάχινο, [Xefteri], Τσιχλογέρακο, (Κοινό) Ξεφτέρι, Ξεφτέρι, xefteri
GuaraniTaguato
Hebrewנץ מצוי
Hungariankarvaly
IcelandicSparrhaukur
Irishspeirsheabhac, spioróg, gabián, naile
ItalianFalchèt, Sparviero eurasiatico, Arpèglia, Sparviere, Sparviere eurasiatico, sparviero
Japaneseハイタカ
KazakhҚырғи, бытпылдақ
Korean새매
Latvianzvirbuļvanags, zvirbulu vanags, zvirbuļvanags, vēja vanags, zvirbuļu vanags
Lithuanianpaprastasis paukštvanagis, paukštvanagis
LuxembourgishSpréiwenhuer
Macedonianjastreb vrapčar, Јастреб врапчар, јастреб врапчар, jастреб врапчар
MalayBurung Lang Sewah Utara
Malayalamയൂറേഷ്യൻ പ്രാപ്പിടിയൻ
Maltesefalkett, falketti, sparvier, sparvieri, seqer ta' l-Ewrażja, seqer żgħir li jiekol l-għasafar Ewrasjatiku
ManxShawk, Shirragh, hawk shawk sperriu, Shawk sperriu, Shirragh ny Giark, Shirragh ny sperriu
MongolianМорин харцага, үүрсээ харцгай, Морин харцгай, үүрсээ харцага
Nepaliवनबाज
Northern SamiBissehávka, cihcefálli, Dihtti
Norwegianspurvehauk, Spurvehauk
Norwegian NynorskSporvehauk
Occitanesparvièr
Persianقرقی
Polishkrogulec, krogulec (zwyczajny), Krogulec zwyczajny
PortugueseGavião da Europa, gavião-europeu, gavião-eurasiático, gavião-da-europa, gaviăo, gavião
Romanianhulyo hulyaika, uliu pasarar, uliu păsărar, Hulyo, Hulyaika, Uliu păsărar
Romanshsprer (pitschen), sprer, sprer pitschen
RussianПерепелятник обыкновенный, Перепелятник, Perepelyatnik, Ястреб-перепелятник, Малый ястреб, perepeljatnik
Sardinianastorittu, spreberi, tzappaju, cippàggiu, astoreddu, ispalaeru, futtientu, scatta de pisci, astorittu feridori, isparagheri
Serbianкобац, obicni kobac, Kobac, obični kobac
Slovakjastrab krahulec
Slovenianskobec
SpanishGavilán común, Gavilan, Gavilán Vulgar, Gavilán comun, Gavilán
SwahiliKipanga wa Ulaya
Swedishsparvhök
Tajikқирғӣ, бошаи хурд
Tatarбүдәнә карчыгасы , бытбылдык карчыгасы
Thaiเหยี่ยวนกกระจอกใหญ่
TurkishҚырғи, Atmaca, Bayağı Atmaca
Turkmenbedeneçi gyrgy, atmaca
Ukrainianpеrеpеljatnik, перепелятник, яструб малий, Малий яструб, jastrub malij
Uzbekбедана овлайдиган қирғий , Евроосиѐ қирғийси, қийғир, чумчуқ овлайдиган қирғий, беданахўр қирғий, қирғий, бедана овловчи қирғий
VietnameseƯng mày trắng, Chim Ưng mày trắng
WelshGwipiwr, Gwipia, Curyll glas, Llamysten, gwalch glas