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Accipiter nisus Linnaeus, 1758

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Accipitriformes
family
Accipitridae
genus
Accipiter
species
Accipiter nisus

Name

Synonyms
Falco nisus Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Accipiter nisus Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Esparver vulgar in Catalan–Valencian
Eurasian Sparrowhawk in English
Eurasian Sparrowhawk in English
Eurasian Sparrowhawk in English
Eurasian Sparrowhawk in English
Eurasian Sparrowhawk in English
Eurasian Sparrowhawk in English
Eurasian Sparrowhawk in English
Eurasian sparrowhawk in language.
Eurasian sparrowhawk in English
Gabiraia in Basque
Gabián común in Galician
Gavilán in Spanish
Gavilán Común in Spanish
Gavilán común in Spanish
Gavião da Europa in Portuguese
Karvaly in Hungarian
Krahujec obecný in Czech
Krogulec in Polish
Sparrowhawk in English
Sparvhök in Swedish
Sparviere in Italian
Sparviere in Italian
Sperber in German
Sperber in German
Sperber in German
Sperber in German
Sperwer in Dutch
Sperwer in Dutch
Spurvehauk in Norwegian
Spurvehøg in Danish
Spurvehøg in Danish
Varpushaukka in Finnish
esparver comú in Catalan–Valencian
gavião-da-europa in Portuguese
jastrab krahulec in Slovak
karvaly in Hungarian
krahujec obecný in Czech
krogulec (zwyczajny) in Polish
northern sparrow hawk in English
paprastasis paukštvanagis in Lithuanian
raudkull in Estonian
skobec in Slovenian
sparrowhawk, eurasian sparrowhawk in English
sparvhök in Swedish
sperwer in Dutch
varpushaukka in Finnish
zvirbuļvanags, vēja vanags in Latvian
Épervier d'Europe in French
Épervier d'Europe in French

Bibliographic References

  1. (1996) NODC Taxonomic Code
  2. (2011) IOC World Bird List, Master List v2.9
  3. (2011) IOC World Bird List, Master List v2.9
  4. (2011) Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.02.25
  5. BALBÁS, R. Y M. GONZÁLEZ-VELEZ (2003): Gavilán común (Accipiter nisus). En, Martí, R. y Del Moral J.C. (eds.): Atlas de las aves reproductoras de España. Dirección General de Conservación de la Naturaleza-SEO. Madrid...DE JUANA, F. (1989): Situación actual de las rapaces dirunas (Falconiformes) en España. Ecología, 3: 237-292...DELGADO, G., A. MARTÍN, K. EMMERSON & V. QUILIS (1982) Biologie de la réproduction de l´epervier á Tenerife. Alauda, 55: 116-121...MAÑOSA, S. (2003). Esparver. Accipiter nisus. In: Estrada, Pedrochi, Brotons y Herrando (eds.) Atles dels ocells nidificants de Catalunya 1999-2002- ICO/Lynx Ed. Barcelona...NEWTON, 1 (1986): The sparrowhawk. T & AD Poyser. Calton...REAL, J. y J. RIBAS (1985): Status, distribució i migració dels rapinyaires diurns (Falconiformes i Accipitriformes) al Vallés Occidental i Oriental. El Medi Natural del Vallés, 1: 151-170.
  6. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
  7. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
  8. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  9. SOF (2007) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar
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