
Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Lowest risk
Migratory
The Eurasian sparrowhawk, also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females and juveniles are brown above with brown barring below. The female is up to 25% larger than the male – one of the greatest size differences between the sexes in any bird species. Though it is a predator which specialises in catching woodland birds, the Eurasian sparrowhawk can be found in any habitat and often hunts garden birds in towns and cities. Males tend to take smaller birds, including tits, finches, and sparrows; females catch primarily thrushes and starlings, but are capable of killing birds weighing 500 g (18 oz) or more.
- Range mass
- 110 to 342 g
- Range length
- 29 to 41 cm
- Range wingspan
- 59 to 80 cm
- Breeding interval
- Eurasian sparrowhawks breed once yearly.
- Breeding season
- The breeding season occurs from mid-April through the end of August.
- Average eggs per season
- 4 to 5
- Range time to hatching
- 33 to 35 days
- Range fledging age
- 24 to 30 days
- Range time to independence
- 20 to 30 days
- Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 1 to 3 years
- Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 1 to 3 years
- Range lifespan
Status: wild - 20 (high) years
- Average lifespan
Status: wild - 3 years
- Range territory size
- 35 (high) km^2
Stevens, M. 2011. "Accipiter nisus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2020 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Accipiter_nisus/

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