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Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Description:

Carying its small bird prey.

Habitat:

Urban, flying over a city

1 Species ID Suggestions

PedroNicolau
PedroNicolau 10 years ago
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus


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5 Comments

glbnoah109
glbnoah109 10 years ago

It a raptor. Probably a hawk. Look a the beak. Look at the finger like feathers at the end of the wings.

mendes.madalena
mendes.madalena 10 years ago

thats great then! i don't really know a lot about birds but he does, at least european :)

FaredinAliyevski
FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

Thanks, I'm sure he will do it easily :). But I just found some reliable sources so I will be able to find the ID.

mendes.madalena
mendes.madalena 10 years ago

nice catch, with the prey and everything @PedroNicolau can id this for you :)

Ursula
Ursula 10 years ago

nice spotting! maybe Common Buzzard?? or something similar to this ...

FaredinAliyevski
Spotted by
FaredinAliyevski

Roskilde, Region Sjælland, Denmark

Spotted on Aug 1, 2013
Submitted on Aug 8, 2013

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