Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus - Accipitridae

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves (Birds) Order: Falconiformes Family: Accipitridae

Eurasian Sparrow Hawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) - male on the right

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) is a widespread winter visitor & resident in India. Size: 31-36 cm. Female is slightly bigger than the male.


Anseriformes	Apodiformes	Bucerotiformes	Caprimulgiformes	Charadriiformes	Ciconiiformes	Columbiformes	Coraciiformes	Cuculiformes

Falconiformes	Galliformes	Gaviiformes	Gruiformes	Passeriformes	Pelecaniformes	Phoenicopteriformes	Piciformes	Podicipediformes

Procellariiformes	Psittaciformes	Pteroclidiformes		Strigiformes		Trogoniformes	Turniciformes	Upupiformes