sharp-shinned hawk

English

Noun

sharp-shinned hawk (plural sharp-shinned hawks)

Accipiter striatus, the smallest hawk to reside in USA and Canada, which preys on songbirds.

Synonyms

Accipiter velox
sharpie
chickenhawk

Translations

a small hawk

Finnish: amerikanvarpushaukka (fi)
French: épervier brun m
Hungarian: csíkos karvaly (hu)

Japanese: アシボソハイタカ
Norwegian: tverrhalehauk m
Swedish: amerikansk sparvhök c

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