Accipiter nisus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Sparrowhawk)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAccipiter nisus (Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Sparrowhawk)
GenusAccipiter (a genus of birds)
FamilyACCIPITRIDAE (hawks, kites, eagles, vultures, kites, hawks, eagles, vultures)
OrderACCIPITRIFORMES (ospreys, hawks, kites, eagles, vultures)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Accipiter nisus (Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Sparrowhawk) :
1: Accipiter nisus (Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Sparrowhawk)
2 Feb 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
dead female at side of road
Image 1: Foot - lateral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Foot - lateral view - close-up - white background (2)Image 3: Foot - lateral view - close-up - white background (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Newman, P. 2005 Sparrowhawk numbers may be in decline Vol 16, No. 6 Page: 427

Accipiter nisus (Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Sparrowhawk) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Accipiter nisus (Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Sparrowhawk)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Accipiter nisus (Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Sparrowhawk)
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