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Accipiter nisus
Sparrow Spar"row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf. Spavin.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringillig[ae], having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House. Note: The following American species are well known; the chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow, the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the tree sparrow, and the white-throated sparrow (see Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage, Savanna, etc. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge. He that doth the ravens feed, Yea, providently caters for the sparrow, Be comfort to my age! --Shak. Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field, Fox, etc. Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a sparable. Sparrow hawk. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of the allied species. (b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius). (c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk (Accipiter torquatus). Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk. Sparrow owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum) found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also applied to other species of small owls. Sparrow spear (Zo["o]l.), the female of the reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.]

Meaning of Accipiter nisus from wikipedia

- The Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae...
- genus Accipiter was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The type species is the Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus). The...
- (Tachyspiza soloensis, formerly Accipiter soloensis), Eurasian goshawk (Astur gentilis) and Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus). They have a sharp two-note...
- ecology and niche differentiation in goshawk (Accipiter gentilis L.) and sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus L.) (Doctoral dissertation, [Sl]: PFM Opdam). Toyne...
- Nisus (1805), a Palinure-class brig of the French Navy Nisus Writer, a word processor for the Apple Macintosh Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus,...
- colleagues in 2022 as "the least inclusive crown clade containing Accipiter nisus, Colius colius, and Picus viridis, but not P****er domesticus". The...
- ecology and niche differentiation in goshawk (Accipiter gentilis L.) and sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus L.) (Doctoral dissertation, [Sl]: PFM Opdam). Veldkamp...
- contains 73 species that are divided into 11 genera. It includes the genus Accipiter which formerly included many more species. The large genus was found to...
- Predators of the wood pigeon typically include the Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), Eurasian goshawk (Astur gentilis), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)...
- colleagues in 2022 as "the least inclusive crown clade containing Accipiter nisus and P****er domesticus". They appear to be the sister group of the Phaethoquornithes...